Customer Review: This was an enjoyable, non-fiction read that Laura Ingalls Wilder fans will appreciate. The excerpts from letters, newspapers, and many references paint an interesting picture of the journey to create the Little House series. It was a unique perspective to focus on Wilder's life as an author, not... more info
Customer Review: This gorgeous book has pictures of all the places mentioned in the Little House books. William Anderson's narration is interesting, but the pictures carry this book. Good for LHOTP collections!
Customer Review: If you like Laura Ingalls Wilder and are interested in a "peak" at other adventures in their lives, this is a fun read. Otherwise, perhaps just a quick rental from your local library :)
Customer Review: I am disappointed with this book. It is basically a chronological list of very dry facts that is told in a humorless way. The author also spends too much time giving examples of how Laura's daughter, Rose, appeared to have some deep-seated emotional problems. At one point I thought to myself, "Is... more info
Customer Review: To say this isn't well written is to say it simply wasn't edited. Laura never expected her letters to be published. Who among us would want a random collection of our emails one day put together in a book, as representative of our writing abilities? But the genius of Laura's books was her editing-... more info
Customer Review: This certainly isn't as good as some other Laura Ingalls Wilder biographies, but it's not bad. I think this is focued more toward young teens than adults.
Customer Review: I am certainly not going to review this book, which I edited for the University of Missouri Press. But I will say that this work collects writings of an adult Laura writing to other farm women in the state of Missouri. She was sort of a booster for the small-time farmer for the Missouri Rurlist... more info
Customer Review: I found this book at a library book sale and, being a major fan of the Little House series, I picked it up (plus fifty cents is not a bad price for a used book). I'll admit, the author did use some purple prose & got a little overly goopy in his descriptions, but it's a good book. Mostly,... more info
Customer Review: Boy I was born in the wrong era. In the 1900's they didn't have TV, Nintendo etc. They worked super hard, but also got together and helped each other. I just wish I could have been a part of that time. This is my favorite author of all time. I loved Little House on the Prairie and these books with... more info