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On its own, LIW‘s memoir would be fine and an interesting side note to her fiction books. But this annotated volume knocks it out of the park, adding a richness and depth to her manuscript it would otherwise lack. The amount of work that went into this was enormous and it shows. I loved reading this.

For the #letterp, I would recommend the tagged book, especially if you are a big fan of the Little House books. I usually don‘t request a specific book for Christmas or my birthday, but this was one that I had to get my hands on asap. It fills in a lot of the gaps that the Little House books gloss over and you realize why they were marketed specifically to children. And yes there are content warnings for this book. #alphabetgame

Has anyone read this? Saw it at my #Localbookstore today, River City Books. I am a bit of a fan girl and would pick this up! #autobiography

Loved it!!!!

I can‘t wait to read this annotated autobiography!!

I‘ve been putting this off for awhile due to intimidation & I finally read it! Unfortunately, I felt like it was slow-going & way too detailed for my level of interest. PG is LIW‘s adult memoir that she tried to get published. Nobody would take it so she & her daughter reformatted some of it into the first Little House book. That series of course was a success & this one was not published until 2014. This is a beautiful & well-researched book!

Today is the 152nd anniversary of Laura Ingalls Wilder‘s birth! If you haven‘t read her memoir, Pioneer Girl, I highly recommend it — life wasn‘t all gingham and maple sugar, and this book gives a glimpse into just how skillfully Wilder transformed her impoverished childhood into the fictional comfort food cherished by generations.

Also, as a point of pride, my copy came from De Smet, SD, the real-life Little Town on the Prairie.

Such fascinating revelations about my childhood hero, Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Posted at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove, Minnesota: Laura's gingerbread recipe!

The final piece of my Laura Ingalls Wilder collection. #anticipation #MinnesotaGirl

What do you do when there is a local bookstore at your summer destination but you don't have room for your books in the bag? Buy them anyway!

In honor of Laura Ingalls Wilder birthday: site of the Ingalls Homestead outside of DeSmet SD. The cottonwood trees Pa Ingalls planted are still there. Members of L I Wilder Society go out and pick up fallen twigs and tie them to your bag when you make a purchase.
#literaryroadtrip2016 #husbanddontuthrowawaymytwig

I also received an early birthday gift from my parents. My suitcase is going to be heavy for the trip home!

A favorite book Mr Hoopiefoot gave me for Christmas a few years ago. It didn't arrive until March that year, but the wait was worth it! #booksfromliberty

For #FunPhotoFriday I had to pick this treasure... I haven't really read it, but I've flipped through it a lot. 😆😱 My photo taking skills need work, though:)
@Liberty

I received my first few Christmas gifts this week, including this book I've been resisting the temptation to buy myself from my cousin and a fantastic mug from a couple of my students!

For #day17 of #photoadaynov16, a book pyramid in my favourite colour. So many pretty covers (and wonderful books) in this stack!

Have had this on my TBR list for awhile (partly because I know holding such a big book on my lap is going to pique feline curiosity). 😸 #memorablememoirs #booktober #day11

I LOVED Laura Ingalls Wilder's books as a child - and still do. Curling up with her annotated autobiography makes for a blissful Sunday 😍

Current coffee table stack

#funfridayphoto #coffetablebook Oh, Laura - my childhood hero. So brave, so resilient. I haven't actually read this one yet. Has anyone else picked it up?

Pioneer Girl is Laura Ingalls Wilder's original autobiographical manuscript, published by the SD Historical Society a couple years ago (and on library waiting lists ever since). With all the annotations and photos, it weighs in at 400 pages, but I found them all mesmerizing. I loved her biographical novels as a child, but loved even more being able to 'read between the lines' from her adult perspective.

Fun Friday photo! I like everything! Love me some time travel or cli-fi... Maybe romance I don't usually read. Outlander the exception...

Speaking of Little House... this is an absolute gem, with dense annotations and really insightful commentary on the tension between history and fiction in Ingalls Wilder's writing. A healthy dose of reality for those who, like me, grew up with her books. Highly recommended.

I just finished this book and my heart is full!