Recently the blog Anti-Racist Parent used my post on how to discuss racism in Little Town on the Prairie as a launchpad for a post digging deeper into this issue from the perspective of parents of children of color. It’s…
Year: 2009
Carrie Said … What?
A week and a half ago, on the long ride to the airport, I was reading The Long Winter aloud to my family when I discovered a lifelong error. That is, an error of mine. Remember when Laura and Carrie…
Playing Laura and Mary
In my “other” (non-Laura) life as an early interventionist, I am often discouraged at the playthings available to children. Toys of today do all the work for the kids; children don’t have to pretend anything because the toys do it…
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Summer Giveaway #4
No question this time… just a little game. Let’s do an A-Z Laura Ingalls Wilder/Rose Wilder Lane. I will start us out with A and the next person to comment must leave a word (or phrase) that starts with B…
Ask the Experts
We apologize for the interruption in blogging this week. The Beyond Little House blogging team has been exploring “Little House” land together while planning the Laurapalooza 2010 conference. Expect a return to regular blogging next week. In the meantime, we…
Summer Giveaway #3 winners
For Summer Giveaway #3, the computer at random.org picked these two lucky winners: Laura and Shelley. Please email [email removed] with your mailing address. Remember, there will be several opportunities throughout the summer to win a copy so if you…
Prairie Tale: Part 2
Read Part 1 here regarding Melissa Gilbert’s autobiography, Prairie Tale. The publicity hit the fan before the book was even published. Headlines flashed the secrets Melissa spilled in her book regarding her own life and that of other Hollywood stars.…
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Prairie Tale: Part 1
I rarely watch tv or go to the movies. I have no interest in the Hollywood scene, never have. I pay no attention to actors and actresses, and have no idea who plays in what. With one exception. I grew…
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Laura Palooza 2010: Your thoughts?
This weekend, several of us are gathering in De Smet, S.D., to enjoy Laura’s little town and to hammer out some details for next summer’s Laura Palooza 2010, to be held in Mankato, Minn., July 15-17. One thing we all…
Summer Giveaway #3
If Rose Wilder Lane were alive today, what would she be doing? Share your thoughts in the comment section and be entered in a drawing for a copy of my book Rose Wilder Lane’s San Francisco. In approximately two weeks I…