Playaway Adult Nonfiction: The Wilder Life : My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie (Pre-recorded digital audio player)

from ashleyk44

I enjoyed this a lot - it's nice to know I'm not the only one who wanted to be Laura! I remember when my and my sister were (kind of) learning to sew, and my Nana gave us a huge bag of fabric scraps. I used to pretend they were calico, and I was going to make a dress out of them. I did a book rep...

from manogirl

I love Wendy McClure's writing style, so I was not surprised that I liked this book. I also loved Laura Ingalls Wilder (especially The Long Winter; I must've read that book 50 times before 6th grade), so this seemed especially that it would be up my alley. And it was. McClure takes something that...

from iBeth

Wendy McClure writes a wry, funny, at times wistful, account of touring the Ingalls family homesites, often with her witty life partner Chris. If you've ever wondered what these historical places are like today, this is the book for you. Like Wendy McClure, I loved the "Little House" books (but n...

from jjaylynny

Surprisingly poignant, not surprisingly fun to read and hilarious. From one Little House nerd to a million, a love letter to Laura Ingalls Wilder, her known and unknown lives, sadnesses and legions of loving, weird and earnest fans.

from cemming

Even for those of us who loved the Little House books as children, author Wendy McClure's adoration may seem rabid, bordering on a type of fanaticism that precludes a hospital stay. Just in an endearing, slavering-puppy type of way. McClure and Laura were, after all, imaginary best friends. Like ...