Do my friends know me or what? One of my friends picked up these gifts for me. He has even offered to protect the book covers so that I can keep them as collectibles.
Showing posts with label gifts for Laura Ingalls Wilder fans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gifts for Laura Ingalls Wilder fans. Show all posts
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Well, Laura lovers, it's time to think of what to give to your favorite Laura Ingalls Wilder fan or to ask someone to get you. As an author, my first thoughts include books.
There are also several books out by cast members of Little House on the Prairie.
Books by fans that tie directly or indirectly into the world of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
And many other special collections, resources, and commentaries, like these below.
Alison Arngrim, who portrayed Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie, has an online store at https://loose-gravel-productions.square.site where you can find her books and other prairie merchandise.
You can shop the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum in Mansfield, MO at https://lauraingallswilderhome.com
You can shop the Ingalls Homestead in De Smet, SD at https://www.ingallshomestead.com
You can shop the Little House on the Prairie Museum in Independence, KS at https://www.littlehouseontheprairiemuseum.com
You can shop the Laura Ingalls Wilder Park & Museum in Burr Oak, IA at https://www.lauraingallswilder.us
You can shop the Wilder Homestead shop in Burke, NY at https://almanzowilderfarm.com
One little housekeeping note: I noticed some delay in Laura's Little Houses loading, so I am in the processing of changing the layout and removing some of the photos. Hopefully, that will help.
Wishing you a holiday season filled with health and happiness.
Friday, December 4, 2015
More Gifts for Laura Fans
Little House on the Prairie: The Complete Series Deluxe Remastered Edition - DVD. All nine seasons of the beloved classic show starring Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert.
Dean Butler, who portrayed Almanzo Wilder on the Little House on the Prairie, produced this documentary about Almanzo's life growing up on a farm in Burke, NY. Using old photographs, excerpts from Wilder's Farmer Boy, and the beautiful landscape in Burke, NY, Butler has brought Almanzo Wilder to life in a unique and touching way. I reviewed it here.
Bonus features include topics on Native Americans and African Americans on the prairie, the beautiful work of American artist Harvey Dunn, and the Morgan Horse. Viewers are encouraged to travel behind the scenes with director Dean Butler as he chronicles his work on this documentary, and there is a discussion with illustrator Cheryl Harness on her contributions. Produced in association with Friendly Family Productions.
See my review here.
This 2005 television mini-series marked a return to the autobiographical books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Portraying a more realistic view of the pioneering era than the now classic television show, Little House on the Prairie, this Disney production chronicled the life of the Ingalls family as they staked their claim in Kansas.
Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder is a CBS production that was originally released as two TV movies in 1999 and 2002. Now on one DVD, this chronicles the life of a teenage Laura in De Smet, how she meets Almanzo Wilder, their courtship and marriage, life on Rocky Ridge Farm, and Laura's return to De Smet to see her ailing father. You can read my thoughts on these movies here and here.
Gifts for Laura Fans
Originally published from 1932 to 1943, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books are classics of children’s literature, beloved by millions. But readers who last enjoyed them as children may be astonished at the quiet poetry of Wilder’s prose and the force and poignancy of her portrait of the lives of American pioneers. Now The Library of America and editor Caroline Fraser present a definitive boxed set that affirms Wilder’s place in the American canon, reintroducing these enduring works to readers young and old. Here, for the first time in two collectible hardcover volumes, are all eight Little House novels—brilliant narratives of the early life of Laura Ingalls and her family as they grow up with the country in the woods, on the plains, and finally in the small towns of the advancing American frontier—plus the posthumous novella The First Four Years, which recounts the early years of the author’s marriage to Almanzo Wilder. As a special feature, four rare autobiographical pieces address the need for historical accuracy in children’s literature, reveal real life events not included in the novels, and answer the inevitable question: what happened next?
Contains:
VOLUME ONE
Little House in the Big Woods
Farmer Boy
Little House on the Prairie
On the Banks of Plum Creek
Library of America volume #229
VOLUME TWO
By the Shores of Silver Lake
The Long Winter
Little Town on the Prairie
These Happy Golden Years
The First Four Years
Library of America volume #230
More than 100 recipes introduce the foods and cooking of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s pioneer childhood, chronicled in her classic Little House books.
Notable Children’s Books of 1979 (ALA)
Best Books of 1979 (SLJ)
Notable 1979 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
Children's Books of 1979 (Library of Congress)
1980 Western Heritage Award
Laura Ingalls Wilder crossed the country by covered wagon, by train, and by car. Here, Laura's journal entries and letters from three of her most memorable journeys have been collected in one volume. On the Way Home recounts her 1894 move with her daughter, Rose, and her husband, Almanzo, from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, where Laura would live for the rest of her life. In West From Home, Laura wrote letters to Almanzo about her adventures as she traveled to California in 1915 to visit Rose. Finally, The Road Back tells the story of Laura and Almanzo's first trip back to DeSmet in 1931, the town where Laura grew up and where she fell in love with Almanzo.
Laura's candid sense of humor and keen eye for observation shine in this wonderful collection of writings about the many places she called home.
Laura Ingalls Wilder Country takes the millions of fans of the Little House books and the hit TV series on an enchanting tour of the real world of the well-loved author, visiting the people and places who inspired her classic books. With hundreds of photos, many in full color, this memorabilia book makes a beautiful gift.
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