#little house on the prairie

I Grew Up With Laura Ingalls Wilder. Here’s Why I Won’t Be Reading Her Books to My Son.

So many American children grew up with Laura Ingalls Wilder. Including me. But her books are racist, so should we really be reading them to our kids?

The Weird Libertarian Trojan Horse That is the Little House Books

It all makes sense when you learn a bit about Rose Wilder Lane, who edited her mother's books and was also one of the founders of the American Libertarian Movement.

What the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Name Change Means—And What It Doesn’t

The "Laura Ingalls Wilder Award" has been changed to "the Children’s Literature Legacy Award." Here's a breakdown of what that means, and what it doesn't.

10 Middle Grade Books About The Pioneer Era (That Aren’t LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE)

Middle grade books about the pioneer era for young readers who want to skip Little House on the Prairie.

Children’s Classics We’ve Never Read

Rioters reveal the children's classics they've never read.

Reading “Little House on the Prairie” As An Adult

One Rioter reflects upon reading the "Little House on the Prairie" as an adult and offers up a series featuring a Native family instead.

Little Reboot in the Big Woods

A call for a new, grittier and more realistic, TV adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's books.

5 Books That Got Me Reading

Classic stories that got one Rioter reading as a girl.

What to Read if You Want More LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE

An original manuscipt from Laura Ingalls Wilder, a celebrity biography from the TV show, and more prairie-ish reading for Little House fans.

Food To Make and Places To Visit if You Love the Little House Books

Links to all things Little House-related!