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Pioneer author Laura Ingalls Wilder is considered an iconic American Legend thanks to her series of “Little House” novels that were published between
Laura Ingalls Wilder (born February 7, 1867 - February 10, 1957) was an American author born in Pepin County, Wisconsin. She is best known for her Little House on the Prairie book series, which focused on her childhood growing up in a pioneer family. Wilder was 65 when her first book, Little House in the Big Woods was published. She married Almanzo Wilder in 1885, and the two settled in Missouri. Wilder began writing after being urged by her daughter Rose, who was a also writer and editor. She w
There are a lot of cases when the relationship of a particular individual makes the other one highly famous. Be it the spouse or the kids, popularity can come
Pioneer Girl is now being sold for more than $100 on eBay.
A new collection of the letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder documents the author’s secret editorial collaboration with her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, on the beloved ‘Little House’ books
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A list of twelve new releases and backlist books that are on my list of the best books of 2017.
Laura Ingalls Wilder was 65 years old in 1932 when she published Little House in the Big Woods, which introduced the world to a fictionalized version of
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Rose Wilder Lane while traveling in Europe
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I grew up reading the “Little House” books and watching “Little House on the Prairie” on television and loving both. The actor, Dean Butler, who played Almanzo Wilder on the show, is actually still involved with Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life. Almanzo Wilder: Life Before Laura is a documentary, produced by Legacy Documentaries in partnership with the Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder Association in Burke, NY. This DVD tells about the early life of Almanzo, as it was described in the book Farmer Boy. Before we watched this 53 minute documentary, Emily read Farmer Boy again. She had read it a few years ago, but I wanted it to be more fresh in her mind before viewing the DVD, thinking that she’d learn more from the DVD that way. We both really enjoyed Almanzo Wilder: Life Before Laura. The format is an interesting mix of narration, video footage of the Wilder Homestead (currently a museum in upstate New York), drawings from the book, and live reenactments of some of the scenes from the book. The narrator retold parts of the story and gave a lot of background information about the Wilder family and the time period. As we watched, Emily exclaimed several times, “Oh, I liked this part of the story!” If you’ve read Farmer Boy, then you surely remember the wonderful descriptions of food throughout the book. This hard-working farm family ate a lot and they ate well. Many many dishes were served at every meal, and all are described in mouth-watering detail. Emily even remarked as she was reading Farmer Boy that reading through those descriptions made her hungry! I found it quite interesting that the DVD commented on the reason for the amount of space in the story devoted to food. The Ingalls family lived in poverty. In some books, such as The Long Winter, their hunger was a focal point of the book. In other of the stories, it’s not dwelt on as much, because Laura’s childhood seemed so content. But still, such common things as an orange or white sugar were portrayed as wonderful and rare treats because all the family generally had to eat was what they could grow or what Pa hunted. So, to Laura Ingalls Wilder, hearing of Almanzo’s more wealthy background must have been truly amazing, commanding an important role in his story. More connections like these are made in the video. We love field trips and hands-on history, but we’re unlikely to ever make it to upper state New York to visit the Wilder Homestead, so this was the next best thing. Almanzo Wilder: Life Before Laura ($21.95) is a great supplement to the Little House books and probably would be most enjoyed by upper elementary ages and up. If you enjoy the Little House books as much as we do, or if you’re studying the westward expansion time period then you would surely enjoy this DVD as much as we did! Read more reviews of Almanzo Wilder: Life Before Laura and the companion DVD, The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder, by clicking on the Crew banner below.
I grew up reading the “Little House” books and watching “Little House on the Prairie” on television and loving both. The actor, Dean Butler, who played Almanzo Wilder on the show, is actually still involved with Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life. Almanzo Wilder: Life Before Laura is a documentary, produced by Legacy Documentaries in partnership with the Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder Association in Burke, NY. This DVD tells about the early life of Almanzo, as it was described in the book Farmer Boy. Before we watched this 53 minute documentary, Emily read Farmer Boy again. She had read it a few years ago, but I wanted it to be more fresh in her mind before viewing the DVD, thinking that she’d learn more from the DVD that way. We both really enjoyed Almanzo Wilder: Life Before Laura. The format is an interesting mix of narration, video footage of the Wilder Homestead (currently a museum in upstate New York), drawings from the book, and live reenactments of some of the scenes from the book. The narrator retold parts of the story and gave a lot of background information about the Wilder family and the time period. As we watched, Emily exclaimed several times, “Oh, I liked this part of the story!” If you’ve read Farmer Boy, then you surely remember the wonderful descriptions of food throughout the book. This hard-working farm family ate a lot and they ate well. Many many dishes were served at every meal, and all are described in mouth-watering detail. Emily even remarked as she was reading Farmer Boy that reading through those descriptions made her hungry! I found it quite interesting that the DVD commented on the reason for the amount of space in the story devoted to food. The Ingalls family lived in poverty. In some books, such as The Long Winter, their hunger was a focal point of the book. In other of the stories, it’s not dwelt on as much, because Laura’s childhood seemed so content. But still, such common things as an orange or white sugar were portrayed as wonderful and rare treats because all the family generally had to eat was what they could grow or what Pa hunted. So, to Laura Ingalls Wilder, hearing of Almanzo’s more wealthy background must have been truly amazing, commanding an important role in his story. More connections like these are made in the video. We love field trips and hands-on history, but we’re unlikely to ever make it to upper state New York to visit the Wilder Homestead, so this was the next best thing. Almanzo Wilder: Life Before Laura ($21.95) is a great supplement to the Little House books and probably would be most enjoyed by upper elementary ages and up. If you enjoy the Little House books as much as we do, or if you’re studying the westward expansion time period then you would surely enjoy this DVD as much as we did! Read more reviews of Almanzo Wilder: Life Before Laura and the companion DVD, The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder, by clicking on the Crew banner below.
These Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum visits take us back in time to the pioneer days on the prairie, and in the big woods of the north!
Starting with Little House in the Big Woods” in 1932, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House series, about a family bravely confronting the frontier, became American children’s classics. Scholars have long known that two women produced the Little House books: Wilder’s daughter, the writer Rose Wilder Lane, helped shape and transcribe her mother’s work. But family papers suggest that Lane also did more: She turned her mother’s recollections into American fables celebrating maximum personal freedom and limited need for government. Lane would go on to play a key role inspiring the movement that coalesced into the Libertarian Party. And the Little House books have done more than connect generations of Americans to the nation’s pioneer past: They have promoted a particular version of that history.
Cover illustration by Garth Williams for the book The
“Once you begin being naughty, it’s easier to go on and on, and sooner or later, something dreadful happens.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder Which children’s book character would yo…
The Little House on the Prairie PLAYSET (en Español, aquí) includes the little house, all the furniture and the Ingalls family figures (and Jack!). Download it for FREE, print it and cut, fold and …
In our family, we frequently pose the question, “What would Laura say about…?” Presently, we are wondering what Laura Ingalls Wilder’s reaction would be to various aspects of the Modern World.
Here are 7 biographies of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the author of the Little House series of books, for those who can’t get enough of America’s favorite “pioneer girl.”
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I'm reading most of the Little House books as research for a parody I'm planning to write. Thought about writing a horror story, but it wou...
Wilder's memoir reveals that she witnessed more violence than you'd ever know from her children's books. The South Dakota State Historical Society can barely keep up with demand for the autobiography.
Mary Ingalls, the sister to Laura Ingalls Wilder, who penned the beloved 'Little House on the Prairie' series, likely suffered from meningoencephalitis, caused by bacteria, a new study claims.
