“Laura Ingalls Wilder” (with help from Stephen Hines) will be bringing you three “new” books in a few months: Writings to Young Women from/on Laura Ingalls Wilder (1) Volume One: On Wisdom and Virtues, (2) Volume Two: On Life As a Pioneer Woman, and (3) Volume Three: As Told by Her Family Friend and Neighbors. List price is around $13 each volume; release date is 2 May 2006. Published by Tommy Nelson, the children’s publishing division of Thomas Nelson. Suggested for ages 9-12.
Is it just me, or is the wording of these titles just a bit strange? Family Friend? (amazon.com has “friends” in the title, but that’s not what the book cover shows). Writings TO Young Women ON Laura Ingalls Wilder? So… are they about LIW or by her?
Since there are images of the Missouri Ruralist on the covers and since Hines previously published a collection of Ruralist articles, I would guess that these are Ruralist articles with a smattering of fairy poems and maybe some letters and RWL stories tossed in for good measure. I never knew that the Missouri Ruralist articles were written for ages 9-12. Or that Rose Wilder Lane ever wrote for this age group.
