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These Happy Golden Years (Turtleback School & Library) | Laura Ingalls Wilder

I‘m nearing the end of my reread of the Little House series.

Much of my enjoyment has been discovering that I somehow seem to empathize with the adults now (and that I can‘t stop questioning the lifestyle choices they were happy to live with). 😆

Itchyfeetreader I am not sure I read all of these in the end but love the revisiting. 1w

Ruthiella I‘ve only re-read Little House in the Big Woods as an adult, but I definitely noticed and empathize with different things as a grown up! 1w

Tamra Brings a smile to my face. ☺️ Such comforting memories. 1w

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Aimeesue I did a complete re-read a couple years ago. Farmer Boy is now my favorite, because yeah, there were some shady goings-on, there Pa. I also read a bio at the same time

Prairie Fires: The Life and Times of Laura Ingalls Wilder

AlaMich I had that same edition box set. 1w

Suet624 Being a grownup on the prairie was not easy! 😂😂 1w

LeahBergen @Itchyfeetreader I thoroughly enjoyed it! 1w

LeahBergen @Ruthiella It‘s been eye-opening to say the least. 😆 1w

LeahBergen @Tamra And now you have your own set again! 👏 1w

LeahBergen @Aimeesue I loved Farmer Boy this time around! My favourite when I was really young was On the Banks of Plum Creek, most likely because it was the first one I read and I was the same age as Laura in the book. I‘m going to read that bio soon, too. 1w

LeahBergen @AlaMich Lucky you! I got them all individually for birthdays and Christmas. 😆 1w

LeahBergen @Suet624 Yeah, I definitely wouldn‘t make it as a pioneer girl. 😆 1w

kspenmoll What fun to reread this series. I adored these books & wrote stories modeled on the family‘s adventures. 6d

LeahBergen @kspenmoll Did you really?? Early “fan fiction”! 🥰 6d

Cathythoughts ❤️ 6d

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LeahBergen

Mary Ingalls - The College Years | Marie Tschopp

I‘ve been shamefully avoiding all book club reads since I got back from my summer travels and reading all the little books I picked up in various Laura Ingalls Wilder museums instead.

This has now lead me to rereading the entire series in order, which I don‘t think I‘ve done since my tween years. 😆😆

Tamra 😍 I loved them as a young girl. My grandmother (teacher from SD) supplied me with the whole set one by one. Great memories! 4w

jlhammar Fun! I‘m going to have to treat myself to a reread of the series one of these years. I still have my old, well-loved copies (look like yours). Did you read this biography yet? I thought it was excellent

Prairie Fires: The Life and Times of Laura Ingalls Wilder

jlhammar Oh, and I just remembered this novel—really enjoyed it (you might too)

Pioneer Girl

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LeahBergen @Tamra @jlhammar These are indeed my childhood copies and like @Tamra , I received them one by one for birthdays and Christmases. 😆 They are inscribed to me from my Mom, too. 🥰 4w

LeahBergen @jlhammar I have both of those waiting on my shelves (of course 😆). 4w

Ruthiella @LeahBergen @jlhammar I also liked

Pioneer Girl

Hooked_on_books It‘s like your own personal LIW phd! 4w

LeahBergen @Ruthiella Good to hear! I should probably get that off the shelves soon. 4w

LeahBergen @Hooked_on_books Right? 😆 4w

rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Those inscribed books are the most precious. ❤️ (edited) 4w

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads They really are! 4w

TrishB Oh what a lovely collection ♥️ 4w

sarahbarnes How was the reread as an adult? I loved those books so much in my youth. 3w

rubyslippersreads @Ruthiella @LeahBergen @jlhammar And there‘s also

Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography

LeahBergen @TrishB Thanks, Trish! I hope you‘ve been having a lovely summer. 😘 3w

LeahBergen @sarahbarnes I‘m thoroughly enjoying myself (but Little House on the Prairie is a bit problematic now 😬). 3w

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads That one is fascinating! 👌 3w

MaureenMc 😍😍😍Which Wilder museums did you visit? (edited) 3w

LeahBergen De Smet (Little Town on the Prairie, The Long Winter, etc), Walnut Grove (On the Banks of Plum Creek), Pepin (Little House in the Big Woods), and I whirled through Burr Oak (the place they lived before By the Shores of Silver Lake). My husband and dog were pretty much done. 🤣 @MaureenMc 3w

Cathythoughts That‘s so lovely 🥰 3w

MaureenMc @LeahBergen Ooh, that sounds like a great itinerary for my 12 yo and me! 😁 3w

Suet624 Good call to avoid those pesky book club reads. 3w

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Hooked_on_books

Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography | Laura Ingalls Wilder

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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.

LeahBergen I loved this, too! 4mo

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Eggs

Little Farm in the Ozarks | Roger Lea MacBride

💛 I live in a suburb where some farms still exist. To get away from the city, I visit my eldest daughter‘s ranch outside a small town in south Texas, with cows, horses, dogs and some years sheep.

💛 Tagged book is part of a series of Laura and Almonzo Wilder‘s life in the Ozarks; they built a home and had apple orchards. Their daughter Rose entrusted author MacBride to write a new series about those years.
#Two4tuesday @TheSpineView

iread2much, Deblovestoread, Cupcake

TheSpineView The Ozarks is a beautiful area. Thanks for playing! 5mo

Deblovestoread Thanks for the tag! And I did not know about those books. They sound interesting. 5mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛💛💛 5mo

iread2much 1. I‘ve never lived in a farm, so I don‘t know if I‘d like that, so I would say suburbs. I like being close to the city but not in the city. 2. I would love to live in Tokyo, or close enough that I can take the train into Tokyo. Thanks for the tag!

Tokyo dream

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Eggs @TheSpineView @Deblovestoread @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @iread2much 🧡☀️💛 4mo

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LibraryCin

The First Four Years | Laura Ingalls Wilder

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This book was an unfinished manuscript. I still really enjoyed it even if it wasn‘t as Laura would have published it. There were plenty of brilliant descriptions of things. During the four years the crops never did flourish, though they did well with their animals. The weather was the culprit – hail, a tornado, drought, fire. Also blizzards in winter factored into their lives. Cont in comments...

LibraryCin I have a beautiful “full color collector‘s edition”, which has very nice glossy colour illustrations 6mo

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CrystalE02

The First Four Years | Laura Ingalls Wilder

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I listened to the audiobook, I own a physical copy of the book. I know that this book wasn't finished. I did enjoy seeing Laura and Almanzo early married life. I grew up on this series. I rated this book a 5 out of 5 stars for childhood memories.

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CrystalE02

These Happy Golden Years | Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams

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Love this book!!! It is one of my favorites. I rated this book a 5 out of 5 stars.

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CrystalE02

New Dawn on Rocky Ridge | Roger Lea MacBride

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I enjoying this series so much!!! It has been a long time since I have read this series. I love the stories about Rose, Laura, and Almanzo. I rated this book a 4 out of 5 stars.

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CrystalE02

On the Other Side of the Hill | Roger Lea MacBride