How Many Books Exactly?

 

For anyone who knows me, they might say I am a little obsessed with Laura Ingalls Wilder, her books, and the shows based upon them. Though I have explained that the books weren't my favorites as a kid, Little House on the Prairie was a show I never missed. 

In the years that have followed, I've enjoyed watching Laura's universe expand in a multitude of ways:

• The Rose, Caroline, Charlotte, and Martha books,
• The books about other characters and historical figures from the Little House books, 
• The books that tie to Wilder and her books in some way, 
• Homestead sites and museums,
• The 2005 Little House on the Prairie television miniseries,
• The two Beyond the Prairie movies,
• Cast reunions and memoirs...

... and the numerous other books about Laura and her family that continue to make their way into world. 

Over the weekend, I catalogued all the books in my Laura Ingalls Wilder collection, which includes books in all of the above mentioned categories. I discovered over the years that I tend to forget all the books I own, so I've occasionally bought a book more than once. If that happens, I donate it to my local library, which runs an annual book sale. 

The total books in my Laura Ingalls Wilder collection stands at 122. I have shared some of them at Laura's Little Houses through the years. I might do that with some of the more recent additions to my collection. Does that sound interesting to you? Let me know in the comments. 

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