Laura Ingalls Wilder

At age 65, Laura Ingalls Wilder began writing children's books; Little House in the Big Woods was the first book of her famous Little House series. Her books have been translated into over 40 languages and have earned many honors and awards. They have sold 60 million copies worldwide. Laura's parents moved often. She lived in Wisconsin, Kansas, Iowa and South Dakota and Minnesota and eventually in Missouri. Many of these trips were made by covered wagon. During her well-traveled childhood, Ingalls gained a wealth of information; she was a trenchant observer of the movements of prairie life. In 1943 Ingalls wrote her final book, These Happy Golden Years; she was 76. Ingalls lives forever as a young pioneer girl in the beloved Little House books. The book, Laura Ingalls Wilder, is a junior biography by Kaye Patchett.