Posted By Brenda on May 18, 2012
My quote yesterday got me thinking about Laura Ingalls Wilder. She is probably one of the first authors I ever knew about. My mom loved her series of books so much, that she read them to me and my siblings even before we could read. I remember her recording the reading onto tapes so we could listen to them later. Good times.
Anyway, I loved this series growing up. It wasn’t until I was about 13 or 14 that I realized that some of what she talked about in her books was rather depressing. Her life was certainly not all roses by any means. But she always did manage to talk about it in an upbeat way. Here are some facts about Mrs. Wilder:
Not everything in her stories was precisely true. Wikipedia says she sometimes embellished things (such as when she got her teaching certificate).
Her family moved around tons, and she stayed in the middle of nowhere Wisconsin, the center of Indian Territory in Kansas, and along the start of the railroad in South Dakota.
Her only brother died as a baby.
Her only son died as a baby, too.
Her husband was pretty bad at farming, and they had money problems for years.
The only books she wrote were based on her own childhood. I guess she was more interested in preserving history than creating fiction. My favorite part of her books were the descriptions of the jobs they did, such as making cheese or designing dresses. You can purchase the complete set of books on Amazon
, or in nearly any other bookstore in the world.
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Posted By Brenda on May 17, 2012
I’ve been thinking about work lately…
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Posted By Brenda on May 15, 2012
The YA section from one of the many Dallas libraries. Those are my daughter's feet by the stairs.
Last week, temperatures in Dallas reached about 93 degrees. For some reason, when I feel hot, I visit the library. Summer is for libraries and reading in Texas, because it’s too hot to do anything else! If you need any book inspiration for the summer, check out some of my previous book list posts:
Start your baby’s life off right with this list of books for babies.
Keep your toddler occupied with some of these fun toddler books.
Your preschooler will spend hours begging you to reread these classic books for preschoolers.
Once your child can start reading to herself, give her these early readers to occupy her summer hours.
Elementary-aged boys will love the adventure and animal bonding in these classic stories.
For elementary-aged girls, try a some of these adventurous and heart-warming books.
If you have a middle-schooler, he will probably enjoy some of my favorite books for middle school.
Junior high kids will appreciate the humor and character depth in this book list.
Teens (or adults who enjoy YA) can choose from this book list for teen girls, or teen boys.
Inspire your children with the lives of real people and give them biographies to read this summer.
If you’re looking to add some romance to your summer, try any of these books on my favorite romance books list.
If sci-fi is more your thing, check out some of my favorite sci-fi books.
If you want some random book ideas, try some of my favorite books from 2011 or free books I read on my phone.
I’ve also linked to Come Together Kids, which has a great link party going on right now for book lists and book-related activities for children.
Wow, that’s a lot of links. Should keep you busy all summer! 
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