Guest post by Ann Weller Dahl Three generations of readers have enjoyed the classics by Laura Ingalls Wilder known collectively as the “Little House” books. One reason is that the values that were important to the Ingalls and the Wilders…
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Little House Values Still Worthwhile Today
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LauraPalooza 2012 Days 5 and 6 Videos
Welcome to Days 5 and 6 of LauraPalooza, Sunday, July 15, and Monday, July 16 2012. OK so it should have been two videos, but I didn’t take enough footage of De Smet. In fact, I originally meant to leave…
Curriculm Guides Going Out of Print
At LauraPalooza Ann Weller Dahl announced that her curriculum guides for use with the Little House books would be going out of print. This two volume set was introduced in the 1990s and has been well known in Laura circles.…
LauraPalooza 2012 Day 4 Videos
Welcome to Day 4 of LauraPalooza, Saturday, July 13, 2012. We finish up the last day in Mankato, Minnesota and then head out to Walnut Grove where we visit the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum and Fragments of a Dream, the…
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Library of America Interview
The Library of America recently released a new two box set, Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Little House Books. Very lovely indeed. On Library of America’s blog today is an interview with Caroline Fraser, who is the editor of those very books.
Come to Laura Days in Pepin
Once again this year I’m going to be a keynote speaker for the Laura Ingalls Wilder Days in Pepin. I always have a great time at this annual event and I think you would to. The event committee have made…
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NPR’s List
National Public Radio came out with their list of 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels. What’s missing? Our Little House books. I guess this depends on where one would categorize the Little House series. This blog post explains why some of the…
Sharing Laura
Can you believe it’s been a month and a half since LauraPalooza? I had such a terrific time. It was even a reunion for me, seeing everyone I had met at LauraPalooza 2010 and have gotten to know through Beyond…
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Exciting Wilder Days in store for Mansfield
Charlotte Stewart signing autograph for Sarah Uthoff It sounds like they are pulling out all the stops for Wilder Days in Mansfield, Missouri. It’s always a great event with chances to do things that you can’t the rest of the…
LauraPalooza 2012 Day 3 Video
Welcome to Day 3 of LauraPalooza, Friday, July 13, 2012. We have three videos for today. The middle one has a long bit of Barbara Walker’s speech, I hope you enjoy it. Note that YouTube has started a stabilization feature.…
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