“There’s just this month, and February is a short month, and March will be spring.”-The Long Winter In most places, spring has sprung. Warmer days filled with sunshine, tiny new buds peeking through the earth … and Little Town on the…
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Red Peppers in the Attic
So I’ve been reading Little House in the Big Woods. Normally this is my “skipper,” which means that when I reread the series, I may or may not include this one in the mix. It depends on my mood. But…
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Racism Revisited
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…
Boom!
Boom! Laura was jerked out of sleep. The bedroom was dark. Carrie asked in a thin, scared whisper, “What was that?” “Don’t be scared,” Laura answered. They listened. The window was hardly gray in the dark, but Laura could feel…
America’s King
The crowd was scattering away then, but Laura stood stock still. Suddenly she had a completely new thought. The Declaration and the song came together in her mind, and she thought: God is America’s king. She thought: Americans won’t obey…
More On Racism in Little House
The following comment came in from reader Shanti over the weekend, on Laura Welser’s post of May 6, 2009: “Should Little House Be Banned?” this is a late comment – I came here by way of a Google search on…
Little House Grammar
My daughter started The Long Winter over the weekend. I am keeping quiet and remaining low-key. She has no idea how thrilled I am, which is the only way she’ll finish the series. She recently completed By The Shores of…
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Those Sweet, Simple Things Of Life
“It is so hot,” Ma said. “I believe I will have cottage cheese balls with onions in them, and the cold creamed peas. Suppose you bring some lettuce and tomatoes from the garden, Laura.” ~Little Town on the Prairie, “Mary…
Caroline Ingalls: Everyone’s Ma
Caroline Quiner Ingalls was the beloved mother of five children during her lifetime, but through the writings of her daughter Laura Ingalls Wilder, she has become dearly loved as “Ma” to thousands of children through the decades. Let’s honor Ma…
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Lazy, Lousy Reprise
With apologies, rather than write a brand-new post I’m going to revisit Eliza Jane. With such insightful, sophisticated comments, it seems a shame not to. Dawn wrote: Is it possible that it was just true? That she was annoying and…
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