{"product_id":"9781598531602","title":"Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Little House Books, Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published from 1932 to 1943, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s \u003ci\u003eLittle House\u003c\/i\u003e books are classics of children’s literature, beloved by millions. But readers who last enjoyed them as children may be astonished at the quiet poetry of Wilder’s prose and the force and poignancy of her portrait of the lives of American pioneers. Now The Library of America and editor Caroline Fraser present a new two-volume edition that affirms Wilder’s place in the American canon, reintroducing these enduring works to readers young and old. Here, for the first time in two collectible hardcover volumes, are all eight \u003ci\u003eLittle House\u003c\/i\u003e novels—brilliant narratives of the early life of Laura Ingalls and her family as they grow up with the country in the woods, on the plains, and finally in the small towns of the advancing American frontier—plus the posthumous novella \u003ci\u003eThe First Four Years\u003c\/i\u003e, which recounts the early years of the author’s marriage to Almanzo Wilder. This first volume includes \u003ci\u003eLittle House in the Big Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFarmer Boy\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Little House on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e,and \u003ci\u003eOn the Banks of Plum Creek\u003c\/i\u003e, plus two rare autobiographical pieces that address the need for historical accuracy in children’s literature and reveal real life events not included in the novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA companion volume gathers \u003ci\u003eBy the Shores of Silver Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Winter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle Town on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThese Happy Golden \u003c\/i\u003eYears, and \u003ci\u003eThe First Four Years\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach volume features a newly-researched chronology of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life and career, and helpful notes. The volumes are also available in a deluxe collector’s boxed set, \u003ci\u003eThe Little House Books: The Library of America Collection\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050223976688,"sku":"9781598531602","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781598531602_p0.jpg?v=1763810573","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781598531602","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}