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Laura Ingalls Wilder

5 stars across 59 books

Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in Wisconsin in 1867. Her family moved around, travelling from Missouri to Kansas, Minnesota and back to Wisconsin. Eventually the family settled in De Smet, Dakota Territory and Laura worked regularly as a seamstress and teacher. She stopped working when she married Almanzo Wilder in 1885.

Little House in the Big Woods was first published in 1932, Little House on the Prairie in 1935, and five more books in the Little House series followed. Laura also wrote Farmer Boy about her husband's childhood, and three more books were published posthumously.

Laura was five times the recipient of the Newbery Honor Award for her distinguished contribution to American literature for children: On the Banks of Plum Creek (1938), By the Shores of Silver Lake (1940), The Long Winter (1941), Little Town on the Prairie (1942), These Happy Golden Years (1944). The books are charmingly illustrated with Garth Williams' black and white drawings from the 1953 editions.

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Little House in the Big Woods

27th February 2014

Little House in the Big Woods

The classic and ultimate edition of the original tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America’s ... MoreLittle House in the Big Woods

(5 reviews) Review

By the Shores of Silver Lake

30th July 2015

By the Shores of Silver Lake

The classic and ultimate edition of the original tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America’s ... MoreBy the Shores of Silver Lake

(2 reviews) Review

The Long Winter

30th July 2015

The Long Winter

The classic and ultimate edition of the original tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America’s ... MoreThe Long Winter

(2 reviews) Review

On the Banks of Plum Creek

27th March 2014

On the Banks of Plum Creek

The classic and ultimate edition of the original tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America’s ... MoreOn the Banks of Plum Creek

(2 reviews) Review

These Happy Golden Years

27th August 2015

These Happy Golden Years

The classic and ultimate edition of the original tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America’s ... MoreThese Happy Golden Years

(2 reviews) Review

Little Town on the Prairie

27th August 2015

Little Town on the Prairie

The classic and ultimate edition of the original tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America’s ... MoreLittle Town on the Prairie

(1 review) Review

Little House on the Prairie

30th January 2014

Little House on the Prairie

The classic and ultimate edition of the original tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America’s ... MoreLittle House on the Prairie

(1 review) Review

The Country Fair

5th September 1998

The Country Fair

It's an exciting day for Almanzo as the Wilder family visits the county fair in this second My First Little House Book a... MoreThe Country Fair

(1 review) Review

Winter Days in the Big Woods

1st July 2003

Winter Days in the Big Woods

(0 reviews) Review

Springtime in the Big Woods: Adapted from the Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder

31st December 1999

Springtime in the Big Woods: Adapted from the Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder

(0 reviews) Review

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New Book

Winter On The Farm

4th May 2024

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Coming Soon

A Little House Chapter Book Collection: Stories of Adventure: Adventures of Laura & Jack, Animal Adventures, Laura & Nellie

Paperback

27th August 2026

Recent Reviews

These Happy Golden Years

by Toppa

Such a sweet ending to sweet book and a sweet series. (Yes, I know there’s technically another one. I’ll list the reasons I’m skipping it, momentarily...
The Long Winter

by Toppa

Albeit that the sixth instalment of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie series, although her biographical and Newbery Honour win...
By the Shores of Silver Lake

by Toppa

In Plum Creek, the Ingalls family are recovering from scarlet fever. Mary Ingalls is the most badly affected as she is now blind. Life for the family ...