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Laura
Ingalls Wilder: Author of the Little House Books by Carol Greene.
Children's Press, paper. 46 pages. This biography for primary children is part
of the Rookie Biography series. It tells about Laura Wilder's life growing up in
the little houses she later wrote about, her early married life, the move to
Rocky Ridge Farm, and how she became a writer. There are many illustrations and
photographs to enhance the text. At the back are a listing of important dates in
Laura's life, a list of her books, and an index. Now OP. ChPr-442120. $4.95*
Laura Ingalls
Wilder: Young Pioneer by Beatrice Gormley. Part of the Childhood of
Famous Americans Series. For ages 8-12. This biography is just right for those
reading the Little House Series. 
Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls
Wilder's Classic Stories by Barbara
Walker. Trade paper edition. More than 100 recipes from Wilder's childhood,
each prefaced by a short essay on the dish's origins, development, and
characteristics. The author shares a bit more tidbits on Laura's life here in
the various chapter introductions. Chapters include Food in the Little Houses;
The Cook's Domain; Staples from the Country Store; Foods from the Woods, Wilds,
and Waters; Foods from Tilled Fields; Food from Gardens and Orchards; Foods from
the Barnyard; and Thirst Quenchers and Treats. Resources at the back include a
glossary, metric conversion chart, bibliography, and index. Illustrated by Garth
Williams HC-4360908. $8.96-D
Little House in the
Big Woods: This is set in the Wisconsin woods in the late 1870's. Laura
lives with her parents and her sisters, Mary and Baby Carrie. HC-00018. $5-36-D
Little House on the
Prairie: Pa has sold the big house in the woods and the family sets out
for Indian country, traveling from Wisconsin to Kansas. There Pa builds a house
on the prairie, where farm life proves difficult, and sometimes even dangerous.
HC-00026. $5.36-D 
Farmer Boy:
Almanzo Wilder is living on a big farm in New York State while Laua Ingalls is
living on the western prairie. He and his brother and sisters work all day at
their chores most days, in all kinds of weather. But occasionally there is
time for fun, and Almanzo loves more than anything to spend his spare time
with the horses. HC-00034. $5.36-D
By the Shores of
Silver Lake: Now Pa heads west to the Dakota Territory, and when Ma,
Laura, Mary, Carrie, and baby Grace arrive to join him, they become the first
settlers in the town of De Smet. Pa begins to work on the first building
in what will soon be a new town on the shores of Silver Lake. HC-00050. $5.36-D
The Little Town on
the Prairie: The long winter is finally over, and Laura's social life
picks up in the spring with parties and "Literaries." But Laura also spends
hours each day making shirts to sell and help send Mary to a college for
the blind. And in the evenings, Almazno Wilder begins to call on Laura.
HC-00072. $5.36-D