We previously announced a birthday party for Mary Ingalls hosted by the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky, for this coming Saturday morning, January 9, from 10 am to noon. Response has been so…
Founding the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association
I’ve been working behind the scenes for several weeks, now, to create the organization that makes LauraPalooza possible. It began with discussions last summer, as the group behind Beyond Little House, and several of our online friends, met in De…
Miss Kirkus and Her Discoveries (Laura’s Editors, Part 1)
Kirkus Reviews has been in the news recently, following the December announcement that the book review service would be closing down after 76 years. Unless you work in a library or bookstore you’ve probably never even seen a print copy…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Book Lore, Children's Books, Cultural Impact, Editors, Little House in the Big Woods, Virginia Kirkus, Wendy, Writings and Works
Do You Like Us? Do You Really Like Us?
The folks behind Beyond Little House want to know what you think of what we’re doing here. Do you find the site useful? Why do you like it? What does it offer you? We’re compiling testimonials to display on the…
Fixing Links and More Conference Details
Happy New Year, everyone! Have you all had your oyster soup? We’re still working on spiffing up the site. Lots of you have written in reporting on broken links and other problems. Thanks so much, and please keep them coming.…
Pondering Snowdrifts …
I remember thinking, when I read that Pa survived a blizzard by tunneling under a bank into a snowdrift–many, many years ago–that the drift must have been mighty big. I grew up in Wisconsin, and I’ve seen my share of…
A Little House Christmas Tree
There’s something about Christmas that makes people think “Little House.” Something about those Christmases of long ago that people connect with. The simplicity… the joy… it’s what people want their Christmas to be like. And yet so often it’s not,…
Yes, Mary and Laura, There Is a Santa Claus
“Ma!” Laura cried. “There IS a Santa Claus, isn’t there?” “Of course there’s a Santa Claus,” said Ma. She set the iron on the stove to heat again. “The older you are, the more you know about Santa Claus,” she…
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New Photo Group, and A New Contributor, Too!
Wendy McClure here, your newest contributor at Beyond Little House! I’m a writer from Chicago currently finishing a book about my year revisiting the world of Laura Ingalls Wilder. When I’m not agonizing over my rough draft (I know the…
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Pardon Our Prairie Dust
Welcome to the brand-new Beyond Little House! This online sanctuary for all things Laura Ingalls Wilder is back and better than ever. Watch in the coming weeks for more info about our upcoming conference in Minnesota, LauraPalooza, including the opportunity…