Genre: Adult, autobiography
Source: I won a copy from LibraryThing.
The opinions expressed here are my own.
For those of
us who grew up reading the “Little House on the Prairie” series, this book is a
must read. When I first started student teaching almost thirty years ago I
created a whole unit around Laura Ingalls Wilder and her books. I had just about anything that had been
written about her. One flood took all of that away. When I saw this book I knew
it was a must read. After reading this book you will discover how much of her
series was true to life. Like any author, things were changed in her children’s
books to fit the age, theme or character she had created. This is not a book
for the younger child. However, the older teen who like me fell in love with
who this author was would really enjoy this book . For me I grew up in the
country. I lived in a house that got an indoor bathroom
not too many years before we moved in, so I was very familiar with and hated,
outhouses. A lot of the things Laura
grew up with, I did too. We lived in a modern house, yet so much from my great-grandmother
was there and we were expected to use it. I think having that connection is
what made the books so real and special to me. Knowing the extra’s I’ve learn
through this book and others helped me reconnect.
This book is
full of pictures and references. That is one thing I really enjoy because it
adds another layer to my learning about this most beloved author. I knew from
years back that Laura’s daughter Rose helped her turn her story into the
fictionalized stories I read as a child. For me that made it even more
special. There was just something special about Laura taking her own life events and putting them
into a story that children in future generations would be able to connect. For anyone who has every read “The Little
House Series” and want to know more about the author and their creation, then
this is a must read. This book is
special enough to me that I have directions that it will go to my granddaughter
Haylee when I am gone. When she first started reading chapter books I
introduced her to Laura’s series. I wanted my granddaughter to grow up know
what a wonderful story looked like. We discuss her books all the time. So I highly, highly recommend this book to
anyone who has loved Laura Ingalls Wilder.
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