Laura Ingalls Wilder has long been associated with Christmas. While the series was coming out, many children looked forward to getting the latest book in the series on Christmas morning. That tradition has continued with Laura fans today still getting…
Ink and Fairydust
An e-magazine for teenage girls, Ink and Fairydust, featured Laura Ingalls Wilder as the theme for their December issue. Read it here!
Presents for the Laura Fan in Your Life
So you’re looking for an “eyes nearly popped right out of their head” present for the Laura Ingalls Wilder fan in your life? I’m going to assume that they don’t have a large Laura collection already. There are many more…
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Thoughts on Little House Christmases
I’ve been looking over the Christmas chapters of the Little House books in preparation for a post on them. As I’ve been reviewing them, something occurred to me: why post only what I think? What stays with me might not…
Less Than 10 Bucks Per CD!
LauraPalooza attendees will recognize the name Dale Cockrell, a musicologist from Vanderbilt University who spoke in Mankato about Laura, Pa, and the music he played for their family. For the past few years, one of his main projects has been…
Patience, Products, and Passion
Wow. Judging from the amount of email we’re getting about some of the products leftover from LauraPalooza, we’ve got some demand out there. We’ll be putting up a more permanent page (Note: page is now available!) on the site for…
Michigan Wilder Exhibit Extended
The Laura Ingalls Wilder exhibition, “Laura’s Enduring Tale,” has been extended for an additional weekend. The last day will be Sunday, Dec. 12 from noon until 5:00 p.m. The exhibition is located in the Berkowitz Gallery on the third floor…
Time to Think of Christmas
“Then Thanksgiving was past and it was time to think of Christmas.” ~Laura Ingalls Wilder, in On the Banks of Plum Creek I find it interesting that 130+ odd years ago, it was considered time to think of Christmas once…
Please pass the parched corn…
Thanksgiving dinner was good. Pa had shot a wild goose for it. Ma had to stew the goose because there was no fireplace, and no oven in the little stove. But she made dumplings in the gravy. There were corn…
Ask the Experts: Where Is This “Naughty” Quote From?
Dear Beyond Little House: “Once you begin being naughty, it is easier to go and on and on, and sooner or later something dreadful happens.” ~Laura Ingalls I am trying to find the source of this quote by Laura Ingalls.…
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