tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post3644820678301870197..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Laura Ingalls Wilder - A Pioneer Girl and Author for the AgesDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-58948327858885098652015-02-06T16:08:50.908-05:002015-02-06T16:08:50.908-05:00These were some of my favorite books as a young re...These were some of my favorite books as a young reader. I remember seeing her hand written manuscripts, in the Whitter, CA, public library, I believe. Written in a blue book, and her hand writing exactly like my grandmother's, when everyone learned the Palmer method. Terry Irene Blainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09636885312840994080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-68768590117335496172015-02-05T01:19:06.432-05:002015-02-05T01:19:06.432-05:00I started reading the Little House books when I go...I started reading the Little House books when I got the entire 9 or 10 book box set at the age of 8 and in the third grade. It took me all of 5 months to finish every book! When we had "Dress as your favorite book character day" at school I went as Laura Ingalls Wilder - it helped that I looked exactly like Melissa Gilbert from the TV show. Whei I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up my answer was always Laura Ingalls Wilder! My mom and I have always had traveling to all of Laura's old homes on our bucket lists since we read that box set in 1986, as well - which I'm still planning on doing! Thanks for this little stroll down memory lane and I suggest you get to reading!kam110476https://www.blogger.com/profile/01693696612437738986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-55953717010215553482015-02-05T01:13:54.516-05:002015-02-05T01:13:54.516-05:00I started reading the Little House books when I go...I started reading the Little House books when I got the entire 9 or 10 book box set at the age of 8 and in the third grade. It took me all of 5 months to finish every book! When we had "Dress as your favorite book character day" at school I went as Laura Ingalls Wilder - it helped that I looked exactly like Melissa Gilbert from the TV show. Whei I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up my answer was always Laura Ingalls Wilder! My mom and I have always had traveling to all of Laura's old homes on our bucket lists since we read that box set in 1986, as well - which I'm still planning on doing! Thanks for this little stroll down memory lane and I suggest you get to reading!kam110476https://www.blogger.com/profile/01693696612437738986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-25788180962935474072015-02-04T22:33:54.737-05:002015-02-04T22:33:54.737-05:00I read all the Laura Ingalls Wilder books and rea...I read all the Laura Ingalls Wilder books and really enjoyed them as a teen. I also saw the TV/movie. Very interesting post and I have not been to the Rocky Ridge Farm. sm wileygreen1(at)yahoo(dot)comsharon mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130208778591424260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-32370145980579661392015-02-04T22:01:16.991-05:002015-02-04T22:01:16.991-05:00When I was nine I had this crazy idea that I was g...When I was nine I had this crazy idea that I was going to read each and every book that circled the walls of the children's book section of our library in town. I soon discovered that some books were better off NOT being read. :) However, because I had apparently failed to start at "A", and due to my method of taking one book after another, I stumbled upon the Little House books--and fell in love. I had no idea they were classics and would one day have a television series based upon them, but I read them over and over. I STILL love those books. I read them again with one of my kids and I have to say, it isn't the same as reading them when young--not nearly as magical, for some reason. Nevertheless, I hope to read them again someday with a grandchild--if not sooner! Thanks for this post. We have a book all about Laura, and are very fond of her, not to mention grateful. Linore Rose Burkard, Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927467483596900030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-90224713152983054552015-02-04T20:36:21.638-05:002015-02-04T20:36:21.638-05:00I have all the Little House books and have read th...I have all the Little House books and have read them several times. I'd love to visit their house in Missouri. Janet,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17796999156668844943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-29755931000051896622015-02-04T19:58:52.538-05:002015-02-04T19:58:52.538-05:00I love the Little House books! I did grow up on th...I love the Little House books! I did grow up on them.<br /><br />And how's this for coincidence, Pam? I was born in Lake City, Minnesota, which is just across the water (the frozen water they cross as they head to Kansas) from where she was born. My dad grew up outside of Rochester, MN, in an area known as South Troy. It's a very tiny area, and this is where the Ingalls were when their son died. He's buried somewhere in that area, and very close to the farm my dad lived on are two cemeteries where he's probably buried. One of them my dad could see from his home.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273218075389651300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-51484427192979591422015-02-04T12:07:15.953-05:002015-02-04T12:07:15.953-05:00I read and re-read the Little House books when I w...I read and re-read the Little House books when I was a girl. They're one of the main reasons I write stories set in the 1800s. I fell in love with the time period while spending countless hours with Laura, Mary, Carrie, Grace and their Ma and Pa.Keli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-12464055261815090752015-02-04T11:02:56.800-05:002015-02-04T11:02:56.800-05:00I haven't visited any of the "laura"...I haven't visited any of the "laura" sites yet, but I intend to. A couple of years ago I saw a scholar do a presentation as Laura Ingalls Wilder (at a Chautauqua where "Mark Twain" was master of ceremonies). It was wonderful. Her personal memoir titled Pioneer Girl was published just last year and sold out immediately so now they are reprinting it and I hope to snag a copy.Those books gave my family many hours of pleasure when I read them aloud to my kids. Now my kids will read them to my grandkids. What a wonderful legacy Wilder left us all! Thanks for this reminder of a gem of American literature. Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-47169574538484859332015-02-04T10:52:17.917-05:002015-02-04T10:52:17.917-05:00I never read the books, but I loved the television...I never read the books, but I loved the television series. It was amazing to me how the family could stay so happy in the midst of the hardships they faced. One of the characters in my book Redeeming Light is modeled after Nellie Oleson, the snobby, privileged girl. After reading your post, I not only want to read the books, but I want to watch the series again. Today's youth have no heart-warming family series like these to watch.<br />Marilyn Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09613157670868692501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-84516369605669978212015-02-04T10:45:03.440-05:002015-02-04T10:45:03.440-05:00I read an interesting article about her that she o...I read an interesting article about her that she originally wanted these novels to be adult, and would tackle much more adult topics, but the publisher told her no, they had to be geared to both adults and children. So some of the very 'tough' topics, had to be done away with. I found that so interesting.Linda Glazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374683352435771715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-38208276688621483852015-02-04T10:03:43.889-05:002015-02-04T10:03:43.889-05:00Loved the books and the TV show. I haven't vis...Loved the books and the TV show. I haven't visited Rocky Ridge, but I have been the house in Independence, KS, where the family lived for a year. Vickie McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698966142886006577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-43038226709654149172015-02-04T09:47:10.640-05:002015-02-04T09:47:10.640-05:00Thanks, Kathy. I have not read that book. I'll...Thanks, Kathy. I have not read that book. I'll have to check it out!<br />Pamela S. Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02728153219310940273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-60751068694041180282015-02-04T09:00:25.446-05:002015-02-04T09:00:25.446-05:00Have you read A WILDER ROSE by Susan Wittig Albert...Have you read A WILDER ROSE by Susan Wittig Albert? It is another book which sheds light on the writer of the Little House Series.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11996182392592289805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-63220950406464821072015-02-04T07:47:43.742-05:002015-02-04T07:47:43.742-05:00I also read her as an adult, and profiled her in m...I also read her as an adult, and profiled her in my book, GREAT WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16678651951356278532noreply@blogger.com