Teacher and Author
Nonfiction has become hot–or, at least, very warm. For now, publishers are eager for nonfiction, especially of the narrative variety. They understand that young readers (like more mature ones) are engaged by a story. Science, history, sports, art: they all … Continued
Rose Wilder Lane–journalist, short story writer, novelist, essayist–for all her output is a long-forgotten author. Only the Little House books, which she edited and ghostwrote, have stood the test of time–just not with her name attached. Ironically, her most ephemeral … Continued
It goes without saying that Laura Ingalls Wilder grew into a wise and loving mother. Readers of the Little House series would expect nothing less from their heroine, the daughter of Charles and Caroline Ingalls. In fact, Laura and husband … Continued