Laura Ingalls Wilder was born on February 7, 1867 in a log cabin in Wisconsin. She died on February 10, 1957. She is the author of the Little House series starting with The Little House in the Big Woods that was first written and published in 1932. I grew up crying, laughing and just plain ol’ loving all of the books in the series. I hated to see the series end. As an adult, I loved the television series starring Melissa Gilbert and Michael Landon. As a school librarian, I have enjoyed the spinoff series and students discovering the Little House books again. Wow! These book will go on forever!
This weather reminds me of The Long Winter, a Newbery Honor book that was first published in 1940. Set during the terrible winter of 1880-1881 in South Dakota, Laura is 14. The family moves into town when a Native American warns them that there will be seven months of blizzards. Food becomes scarce and they exist on potatoes. The family wonders if the winter will ever end. They finally enjoy their Christmas dinner in May. I certainly hope that we won’t have to wait until May for better weather….
…in the meantime, I’m going to keep reading and thinking “warm thoughts.” ~Donna
October 16 is Dictionary Day named to honor the birthday of Noah Webster, considered the “Father of the American Dictionary.” Noah Webster was born on October 16, 1758. He began to write his dictiona
ry when he was 43. It took him 27 years to finish it! Besides the English words in it, he included many unique Americanized words which was why this dictionary was so special. Thank you Noah Webster!
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