Her first manuscript was an autobiography that was rejected by every publisher who read it. Laura wrote her books in pencil, using both sides of her yellow tablet paper to save money.Ĥ. Pa’s nickname for Laura was his “little half pint of cider half drank up.” Though she was only 4 feet 11 inches tall as an adult, she was not considered exceptionally short for women of that time.ģ.
Laura Ingalls Wilder didn’t have her first book published until 1932, 65 years after she was born on February 7, 1867, in a little house in the big woods of Pepin County, Wisconsin.Ģ. To celebrate 150 years since her birth in a little house in the big woods, here are 15 facts you may not know about Laura Ingalls Wilder.ġ.
Though her famous Little House book series is officially classified as fiction, they are autobiographical in nature, teaching about and reflecting on the harshness of life in the late 1800s in the context of a warm and loving family. Once told that writing for children was a waste of time, Laura Ingalls Wilder ignored that advice to become one of the most influential children’s authors of all time.
Miller on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder “They not only tell us what life was like, but they also tell us what life could be like if we could only live up to our best ideals.” – John E.
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