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Looking For Mary: Books

There is no book specifically dealing with the life of Mary Ingalls. However, Mary is included in the following books about her sister, Laura Ingalls Wilder.

For Young Readers

Anderson, William T. Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography. 1992.

---. Prairie Girl: The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. 2004.

---. Pioneer Girl: The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1998.

Giff, Patricia Reilly. Laura Ingalls Wilder: Growing Up in the Little House. 1987.

Benge, Janet and Jeff Benge. Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Storybook Life. 2005.

Collins, Carolyn Strom. The World of the Little House. 1997.

---, and Mary Collier. My Little House Crafts Book. 1998.

Ford, Carin T. Laura Ingalls Wilder: Real-Life Pioneer of the 'Little House' Books. 2003.

Greene, Carol. Laura Ingalls Wilder: Author of the Little House Books. 1990.

Gormley, Beatrice. Laura Ingalls Wilder: Young Pioneer. 2001.

"Laura Ingalls Wilder: Growing Up on the Prairie." Cobblestone 7 (February 1986).

Mara, Will. Laura Ingalls Wilder. 2003.

Stine, Megan. The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Pioneer Girl. 1992.

Parker, Christi E. Laura Ingalls Wilder: Expanding and Preserving the Union. 2008.

Stone, Tayna Lee. Laura Ingalls Wilder. 2009.

Wadsworth, Ginger. Laura Ingalls Wilder: Storyteller of the Prairie. 1998.

Walker, Pamela. Laura Ingalls Wilder. New York: Children's Press, a Division of Scholastic Inc., 2001.

Wallner, Alexandra. Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1997.

Woods, Mae. Laura Ingalls Wilder. 2000.

For Older Teens and Adults

Anderson, William. The Little House Guidebook. 1996. Updated in 2002.

---, ed. A Little House Reader. 1998.

---. A Little House Sampler. 1988.

---. Laura Ingalls Wilder Country. 1990.

---. Little House Country: A Photo Guide to the Home Sites of Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1989.

Blair, Gwenda. An Annotated Bibliography of Critical, Biographical and Teaching Studies. 1997.

Fellman, Anita Clair. Little House, Long Shadow: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Impact on American Culture. 2008.

Hill, Pamela Smith. Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer's Life. 2007.

Holtz, William. The Ghost in the Little House. 1993.

Lasky, Kathryn. Searching For Laura Ingalls: A Reader's Journey. 1993.

Miller, John E. Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Woman Behind the Legend. 1998.

---. Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane: Authorship, Place, Time, and Culture. Columbia, 2008.

---. Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little Town: Where History and Literature Meet. 1995.

Romines, Ann. Constructing the Little House: Gender, Culture, and Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1997.

Walker, Barbara M. The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods From Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories. 1995.

Spinoffs from the Little House series

One book about Mary

Mary Ingalls on Her Own

Four books about Martha (Mary's great-grandmother) by Melissa Wiley

Little House in the Highlands
The Far Side of the Loch
Down to Bonny Glen
Beyond the Heather Hills

Five books about Charlotte Tucker (Mary's grandmother) by Melissa Wiley

Little House by Boston Bay
On Tide Mill Lane
The Road from Roxbury
Across the Puddingstone Dam

Eight books about Rose Wilder Lane (Laura's daughter) by Roger Lea MacBride

Little House on Rocky Ridge
Little Farm in the Ozarks
In the Land of the Big Red Apple
On the Other Side of the Hill
Little Town in the Ozarks
New Dawn on Rocky Ridge
On the Banks of the Bayou
Bachelor Girl

Seven books about Caroline Quiner (mother) by Maria D. Wilkes and Celia Wilkins

Little House in Brookfield
Little Town at the Crossroads
Little Clearing in the Woods
On Top of Concord Hill
Across the Rolling River
Little City by the Lake
A Little House of Their Own

Fourteen "My First Little House Books" (Ages 1-8)

Christmas in the Big Woods
Winter Days in the Big Woods
A Little Prairie House
Summertime in the Big Woods
Dance at Grandpa's
A Little House Birthday
Going to Town
Winter on the Farm
The Deer in the Wood
Prairie Day
County Fair




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