Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography (Little House Nonfiction)

Love to read about Laura. This boos fills in some of the missing gaps from her books.

Enjoyed this book very much. A must read for Laura fans!!!!

This book arrrived in very good condition.

This was not a random purchase. I knew more or less what I was ordering. There are two or three biographies of Laura Ingalls Wilder and each one seems to serve a different purpose. This one is short and concise which is handy in case you get your facts mixed up. Firstly you have to read her 8 books for children and the sequel of a later period, about her own life. They are very powerful and not only for children as the descriptions of how things were made and done in a pioneer household are harder to understand if you as a child have never seen that done. The stories are powerful because they are true descriptions of her memories of her experiences. Any shortened version, sticking to the main or important facts, is missing the point and skips over the impact of each experience.

I enjoyed this book very much.

Book was in good condition and easy reading.

While I give props to the writer for spending his time, I feel this book was merely a way to tell the basics and "fast forward" through the Ingalls life. Way too bland. I am not entertained, nor do I feel I can't put it down. I'm 70 pages in which is about 1/3 of the book, and I cannot seem to find any interest. One of the more boring books I've ever read, and I wanted to like this one, as my first ever "Little House" book.The author writes in a way that has a lack of emotion. You don't identify with any of the characters or want to follow them from town to town. You're just told where they go, and you're told about grasshoppers destroying their home, forcing them to relocate, for instance. He gives very little other than a generic and boring outline of their life. One minute Pa is showing Laura and Mary Indian beads. Then it gets dusk and they return home to find Ma with a baby. Yet, there was nothing saying she was even pregnant prior to that. That's just how it's written. Another part speaks of Pa finding a house for rent and them moving in. Next paragraph immediately says Laura came home from school and Ma was in bed with a new baby brother. Next paragraph talks about them all wanting to go back east. There was more detail about the grasshoppers than the building of the house. Actually it said they lived in the soddy for a couple seasons, no major details about building "the little house" like in the tv series, other than describing it was yellow pine, I believe.I should've thought first that this is only a 230 page book (and how much can you really fit that much about Laura's entire life?) However, either way, I was quite disappointed about the dryness of the content. I would not recommend it unless you just want to kill time and add it as a "notch" in your Little House bedpost.If you are a book lover, and love to sink into the blanket and have a book tantalize your mind with sights, sounds, emotion, tastes, and make you feel like you're there, I would not recommend this at all.

A++. This was a very informative book. It is young adult format and vocabulary, but just as interesting for adults like me!It gives you the background to the whole story from the real Laura Ingalls, from her memory. anyone who has seen the program or read any of the books needs to check this out.i am a retired middle school librarian and this book is perfect for that age group.It is a true peek into the real pioneer days, how families lived, ate, games they played. Also a touch of the really dangerously brutal part, like a woman giving birth alone in a cabin in the vast wilderness....no details to upset younger ones.I strongly recommend this book. Read it with your daughter, your grand daughter, or just for yourself.

Excellent

Very good book for all who are interested in learning more about Laura and her family. I found it very interesting.

I grew up watching little house on the Prairie and reading the books. Now I'm learning about the real Laura and her family and growing up

Da fan accanita di Laura Ingalls Wilder, direi che questo è il libro perfetto per chi sta cercando di addentrarsi nella storia della sua vita. 5 stelle!

Photos are just printed on the page so not best quality. Book is as expected 240 pages of back story and bits and pieces of her life.