It is hard to think of one moment, or even one Christmas, that is more treasured than the others. But I always think of the first Christmas on Plum Creek, when Laura and Mary find out about Santa Claus. When…

When I was reading these books as a child, the Christmas in the Surveyor’s House was my favorite. It seemed like they were warm, happy, well-fed and there were actually presents! Not Christmas horses or tin cups (how can a…

I have been thinking for the past couple of days about my favorite Little House Christmas story. Of course I love to read about the time Mr. Edwards bought Mary and Laura their tin cups and candy sticks. And about…

My all-time favorite Christmas moment in the Little House books has to be the Christmas-in-May at the end of The Long Winter. Not only does it add some much-needed relief to a story that could almost be too dreary, cold,…

I think my favorite Little House Christmas tale is the one in These Happy Golden Years when Almanzo returns home on Christmas Eve. To me it was the first time that Laura and Almanzo seemed like a true couple to…

The Little House Christmas chapters have really been uppermost in my mind lately. I had signed up to do the Little House swap over at swapbot.com and had the toughest time trying to decide what to send my partner. I…

An e-magazine for teenage girls, Ink and Fairydust, featured Laura Ingalls Wilder as the theme for their December issue. Read it here!

“I hate to tell you this,” my friend’s husband told her once as we were setting off to hike the Mary Ingles Living History Trail. “But there is no way that blind woman walked 400 miles down the banks of…

If the toys available to a child determine his or her interests, my kids will be Laura fans from the get-go. I’m always on a mission, it seems, to figure out how to create Little House related toys. I’ve got…