As we continue along in our Little House reading we have this book:
A Biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder by William Anderson
This biography of the quintessential pioneer girl who lived the “Little House” stories and later captured them for posterity in her books is substantial in length and content. Like the subject’s enduring series, it not only chronicles growing up on the frontier, but also pictures a way of life that has long since vanished. Many more people and events from Wilder’s childhood and mature years appear here than in other juvenile accounts. Quotations from her works are woven into the text. Anderson brings credentials to the work, yet falters when discussing Wilder’s awards. He states that Little House in the Big Woods (1932) became a Newbery Honor Book, when, in fact, On the Banks of Plum Creek (1937, both HarperCollins) was the first of the series so named. Compounding the error, he describes an Honor Book as the most outstanding children’s book of the year. These inaccuracies aside, Anderson’s colorful and detailed biography should prove popular with “Little House” devotees and students reporting on notable women or authors. Two sections of black-and-white photographs are included.
We rescued this book from a library weed and a certain death in the paper gator……yikes! We were so pleased to find out it is signed by the author!
The book also has DECKLED pages…..which are my very favorite!
Overall a wonderful find and an easy read! I would say appropriate for 3rd/4th graders and up. We have a few books and a few months left of the school year! It has been fun to spend it with the “Little House” books and history!
Peace.
