Little House Books Interesting Facts

 Little House in the Big Woods (1932)  Laura didn’t write about 1876-1877 in Burr Oak  (1933)  Laura didn’t enjoy teaching but wanted to help her  Little House on the Prairie (1935) family  On the Banks of Plum Creek (1937)  While she went to school, Laura never graduated  By the Shores of Silver Lake (1939)  Almanzo nicknamed Laura “Bess”  (1940)  Laura nicknamed Almanzo “Manly”  Little Town on the Prairie (1941)  Almanzo was left partially paralyzed after having  These Happy Golden Years (1943) diphtheria in 1888  The First Four Years (1971)  Almanzo & Laura lived in Westville, Florida in 1890 for Almanzo’s health for a short time  The Little House books were first illustrated by Helen  For her first book Laura was paid $500 Sewell; now they are illustrated by Garth Williams  Before writing the Little House books, Laura wrote  Old Town in the Green Groves by Cynthia Rylant tells an unpublished autobiography Pioneer Girl; this the story of Laura’s time in Burr Oak, Iowa has actually recently been published in 2014  On the Way Home (1962) is Laura’s diary on the move  Laura outlived all of the rest of her family (Pa, Ma, from De Smet, South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri Mary, Carrie, & Grace) & her husband  West from Home (1974) is Laura’s letters to Almanzo  died in 1968 at age 81 from when she visited Rose in San Francisco  Rose married Gillette Lane in 1909 but they got  The popularity of Laura’s Little House series has divorced in 1918 made sequel series about Laura’s great grandmother Martha, grandmother Charlotte, mother Caroline, and daughter Rose (all five generations) Born: February 7, 1867

Died: February 10, 1957

Spouse: Known for her “Little House” Books

Resources Used: Book- The Story of the Ingalls by William Anderson Website- http://www.biography.com/people/laura-ingalls-wilder- By Emily Williamson 9531246 Birth & Family Settling in SD Final Home  In 1894 Laura, Almanzo, & Rose moved to Mansfield,  In 1879 (age 12) moved to Dakota Territory  Born in Pepin, Wisconsin Missouri  Parents: & Caroline (Quiner) Ingalls  Charles filed for homestead in 1880  They bought a farm & called it Rocky Ridge Farm  Family became first settlers of De Smet, South Dakota  Older sister was Mary Amelia  They lived in a log cabin & planted an apple orchard  Winter of 1880-1881 family almost starved; one of  Two younger sisters: Caroline Celestia (Carrie) &  The apples didn’t bear fruit for 7 years most severe winters on record for South Dakota Grace Pearl  Almanzo’s parents gave them a house in town  In 1881 (age 14) Laura & Carrie started school in SD  Younger brother, Charles Frederick (Freddie), died  For several years they lived in town  in infancy In 1881 Mary went to Iowa College for the Blind for 7  In 1910 they moved back to the farm years  Over time the farm became 200 acres (before was 40 acres) & they built a 10 room farmhouse

Adulthood

 December 10, 1882 Laura got teaching certificate

 Laura taught from 1882 to 1885

Travels  Her teaching ended upon marriage

 August 25, 1885 married Almanzo Wilder  In 1869 (age 2) went from Pepin to Independence, Later Years  At time of marriage Laura was 18 & Almanzo was 28 Kansas  Rose (successful author herself) encouraged Laura to  They settled on a claim in De Smet  Carrie born in Kansas in 1870 write about her childhood  December 5, 1886 Laura’s first child, Rose, was born  In 1871 (age 4) returned to Pepin for next 4 years  In 1931 after Pa, Ma, and Mary passed away Laura  In 1889 Laura gave birth to a boy who died 12 days  In 1874 (age 7) moved to Walnut Grove, Minnesota began to write later  Lived in a dugout in Minnesota for some time  In April 1932, Little House in the Big Woods, was  In 1874 moved to Lake City, Minnesota; then back to published Walnut Grove  Little House series was comprised of 9 books  The first 8 books were published from 1932 to 1943  Charles Frederick born in Walnut Grove in 1875  The last book, The First Four Years, was published in  In 1876 (age 9) moved to a hotel in Burr Oak, Iowa 1971 after Laura’s death  Before reaching Iowa, Freddie died  Almanzo passed away in 1949 at age 92  Grace born in Burr Oak in 1877  In 1956 Laura was hospitalized for diabetes & cardiac  In 1877 (age 10) moved back to Walnut Grove in issues town for 2 years  Laura went home but got worse & passed away in her  At Walnut Grove in 1879 at age 14 Mary lost her sight sleep