Laura Ingalls Wilder, and We Can Admit that the People We Love Aren’t Perfect.

I’m a huge fan of children’s literature. I’m in three children’s literature reading groups, and I read that literature all the time. So naturally one of my favorite writers is Laura Ingalls Wilder. Her Little House books are masterpieces. The passage I read can be found in The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, in a letter from Laura Ingalls Wilder to Rose Wilder Lane, March 23, 1937:

You can see that all of this cost money. I would have no idea how much. I know Pa sent money home for doctor bills after he was working for the railroad. But Pa was no businessman, He was a hunter and trapper, a musician and poet.
Such a moving tribute to Pa — a wonderful, wonderful father. If  you’d like to discover some great children’s literature, here’s a list of just a few of my favorites. What are some of your favorite children’s books? I’m always looking for new suggestions.  

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