Laura Ingalls Wilder

A year in the life of two young girls growing up on the Wisconsin frontier, as they help their mother with the daily chores, enjoy their father's stories and singing, and share special occasions when they get together with relatives or neighbors.

At the end of the nineteenth century, nine-year-old Almanzo lives with his family on a big farm in New York State where he raises his own two calves, helps cut ice and shear sheep, and longs for the day he can have his own colt.

After an October blizzard, Laura's family moves from the claim shanty into town for the winter, a winter that an Indian has predicted will be seven months of bad weather.

Almanzo Wilder celebrates his birthday by breaking in a pair of calves and sledding on his new sled.

A collection of articles, essays, poems, and other writings which shows that the author known for her Little house books was a prolific and talented writer all her life.

A pioneer father tells his two small daughters why he was unable to shoot a deer for their dinner.

"Available for the first time and collected in one volume, the letters of one of America's most beloved authors, Laura Ingalls Wilder--a treasure trove that offers new and unexpected understanding of her life and work. The letters provide a vibrant, deeply personal portrait of this revered American author, illuminating her thoughts, travels, philosophies, writing career, and dealings with family, friends, and fans as never before. Gathered from museums,...

Charles Ingalls uproots his young family from the home they have built in the forests of Wisconsin, where game is becoming scarce because of the influx of settlers. They head for a land not yet overrun, the plains of Kansas. The Ingalls settle in this wide open country and soon find that life is one threat after another. In the end, the greatest threat of all comes from a totally unexpected direction.