A very happy birthday to our favorite author! During Laura’s lifetime, she received thousands of birthday wishes from children and fans across the country, and beyond. Feel free to leave your own birthday wishes here, or tell us if you…
Tag: Laura’s Legacy
LIW Medal Presented to Tomie dePaola
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Award presented to authors for their outstanding lifetime contribution to children’s literature has been awarded to Tomie dePaola. The award was created by the American Library Association in the 1950s as they realized many outstanding children’s…
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Trundlebed Tales Launches Radio Show
Trundlebed Tales, the official website of yours truly Sarah Sue Uthoff, has just launched a Blog Talk Radio Show. I’m planning on doing approximately two episodes a month. I’m going to focus on Laura Ingalls Wilder, but also discuss one-room…
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Craft yourself a merry Little House Christmas
From Aunt Eliza’s clove apple in Little House in the Big Woods to the embroidered picture frame Laura stitches in The Long Winter, the Little House books have always made Christmas crafting sound so appealing. But since I’m a lousy…
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…
“Apple Pie! Where in the World Did You Get Apples?”
With the start of pumpkin season this fall, BLH contributor (and author of the upcoming Wilder Life) Wendy McClure finally managed to try something she’s been waiting a while for:
Clove Apples, Little-House Style
Have you ever made yourself a clove apple, Little-House style? Julie over at Crafting a Green World shows us how. Mmm, does that smell good.
Remnants of LauraPalooza: Help me clean out my office
As I write this, a month has passed since we wrapped up our first ever LauraPalooza. I’m trying to process how I feel about the event. It was a lot of work, and a lot of fun. I think it…
The Life Stories of a Pioneer Girl
“I declare,” Ma said. “It never rains but it pours.” ~from These Happy Golden Years, Chapter 20 One of the most frequent questions I have received over the years from those who love Laura’s books is, “Why hasn’t there been…
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Would Pa Go For A Subprime Mortgage?
If he had Mr. Edwards to talk him into it? What do you think? Me, I think Pa wouldn’t go for it. But that young cuss, Almanzo? As drawn to debt as he was? Maybe … (I love how the…