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…
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The Haders’ Little House
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Republished: Henry Ford’s Own Story by Rose Wilder Lane
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,…
Update on “Caroline Years” Author Maria D. Wilkes
When HarperCollins decided to create a series of spin-off books featuring various extended family members of Laura Ingalls Wilder, they made each author assume a pseudonym that began Wil- so that they would appear besides Laura on bookshop shelves. Maria…
The Long Winter in January? Why Not?
One thing (among many) noticeable on Facebook is that everyone talks about the weather. As in life, I suppose. And winter, it seems, has arrived but good. Everywhere. Recently, it snowed in Houston. Right now, it’s snowing in Florida and…
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…
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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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Amy on NPR Talking About Her Book!
She tried to be humble about it, slipping it in at the bottom of her post, but I won’t let her get away with that. Beyond Little House’s own Amy Mattson Lauters was on a Wisconsin NPR station today talking…
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