When Laura opened her eyes, the lamp was still shining brightly over the room, and Ma was bending over her with the doctor standing beside her. And in the bed by her side was a warm little bundle. “See your…
When Laura opened her eyes, the lamp was still shining brightly over the room, and Ma was bending over her with the doctor standing beside her. And in the bed by her side was a warm little bundle. “See your…
A blog reader wrote in with the following: Here is a message that appeared on another forum: …there is some discussion about how much of the works are actually [Laura Ingalls Wilder’s] or her younger sister’s memories, and how much/what…
When we were originally working on this site, we talked a lot about what it should be like. Some of those things were created from the beginning. Others didn’t come together right away as we worked on other plans. Originally…
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society in De Smet, South Dakota has unveiled an online exhibit section to their website. So far there is just one display, on Rose Wilder Lane, but the use of the plural form in the…
I was always fascinated by Laura’s sentimentality in naming her first–and ultimately only–child. She named her after the prairie roses that bloomed in June, and it struck me as a particularly whimsical and romantic thing to do, a sign of…
Big Snow When I tell people about Berta and Elmer Hader, I ask if they know the Haders’s Caldecott Medal winning book The Big Snow. Sadly many people haven’t read this delightful book. I then ask if they remember the…
Henry Ford's Own Story Most of Rose’s books came out before the magic year where copyrighted books currently pass into public domain. Several publishing companies have taken to reprinting these books. They don’t have to pay anything for the text,…
Henry Ford's Own Story Most of Rose’s books came out before the magic year where copyrighted books currently pass into public domain. Several publishing companies have taken to reprinting these books. They don’t have to pay anything for the text,…
…a Rose in December (is) much rarer than a rose in June, and must be paid for accordingly. ~Laura Ingalls Wilder, in The First Four Years This quotation has been going through my head for the last month, every time…