Missouri Bound

Little House Chapter Books: Rose #1

by Roger Lea MacBride, Doris Ettlinger (Illustrations)

It's 1894, and Rose Wilder, her mama, and her papa are packing up their covered wagon and leaving the prairie. Rose hates to say good-bye to Grandma and Grandpa, but she can't wait to start her new life in Missouri! The Rose Chapter Books are gentle adaptations of the Rose Years novels. They, introduce beginning readers to Rose Wilder, the little girl who would grow up to be Laura Ingalls Wilder's daughter. The Rose Chapter Books are part of an ongoing series of Little House Chapter Books.

Genres: Chapter Books, History, Childrens, 2nd Grade

80 pages, Library Binding

First published September 22, 1999

About the author

MacBride called himself "the adopted grandson" of writer and political theorist Rose Wilder Lane, the daughter of writer Laura Ingalls Wilder, and as such laid claim to the substantial Ingalls-Wilder's literary estate, including the "Little House on the Prairie" franchise. He is the author of record of three additional "Little House" books, and began the "Rocky Ridge Years" series, describing the Ozark childhood of Rose Wilder Lane. He also co-produced the 1970s television series Little House on the Prairie.

Controversy came after MacBride's death in 1995, when the local library in Mansfield, Missouri, contended that Wilder's original will gave her daughter ownership of the literary estate for her lifetime only, all rights to revert to the Laura Ingalls Wilder Library after her death. The ensuing court case was settled in an undisclosed manner, but MacBride's heirs retained the rights.

For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ma...

Reviews

[Amber · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great quick read aloud to my kiddos. They love hearing about Laura Ingalls Wilder when she is grown up.

[Marci Christensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

We just started reading this tonight. It is another easy read, easy to follow and easy to understand. We looked up the states on our map to see where they were traveling to and from. Education is my middle name! (After Ann and before Christensen)
Great book! Kids were interested the whole way through and we finished it in three nights. It was fun to find the maps and even better when they ended up in the Missouri Ozarks!

[Marilyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sweet easy-reader for fans of the Little House books.

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