A Little House Sampler: A Collection of Early Stories and Reminiscences

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Overview

For everyone who loves the Little House on the Prairie books, here is a charming collection of never-before-published writings that inspired the cherished series.

Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the classic "Little House" books that have delighted millions of readers, was first encouraged to write about her early day on the frontier by her daughter, Rose. This delightful collection, a must-have for all Little House fans, is comprised of Laura's early autobiographical pieces along with stories and essays by Rose, an award-winning writer who herself wrote about growing up on the family farm. From log cabins and covered wagons to the hardworking farm life that Laura and Rose fondly recall, A Little House Sampler is a vivid and personal testament to nearly 100 years of American life and history as seen by two remarkable women.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780060972400
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	04/14/1995
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	1,169,525
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.58(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957) was born in a log cabin in the Wisconsin woods. With her family, she pioneered throughout America’s heartland during the 1870s and 1880s, finally settling in Dakota Territory. She married Almanzo Wilder in 1885; their only daughter, Rose, was born the following year. The Wilders moved to Rocky Ridge Farm at Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894, where they established a permanent home. After years of farming, Laura wrote the first of her beloved Little House books in 1932. The nine Little House books are international classics. Her writings live on into the twenty-first century as America’s quintessential pioneer story.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1867

Date of Death:

February 10, 1957

Place of Birth:

Pepin, Wisconsin

Place of Death:

Mansfield, Missouri

Website:

http://www.littlehousebooks.com

Editorial Reviews

"As the original counts on which the Little House books were based, these articles will be appreciated by fans as well as those interested in the settlement of the West." — Library Journal

"Laura's writings promote the virtues and happiness to be found in hard work and simple things." — Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

"The longest lives are short. It is our work that lasts longer."—Rose Wilder Lane

Rose Wilder Lane

"I realized that I had seen and lived it all—all the successive phases of the frontier. . . . that in my own life I represented a whole period of American history. . . . It seemed to me that my childhood had been much richer and more interesting that that of children today even with all the modern inventions and improvements. I wanted the children now to understand more about the beginnings of things, to know what is behind the things they see—what it is that made America as they know it. Then I thought of writing the story of my childhood in several volumes—an eight-volume historical novel for children covering every aspect of the American frontier."—Laura Ingalls Wilder on the evolution of her Little House books

Laura Ingalls Wilder