Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder

I have to say that I am so excited about these books! Ok, I know I get excited about a lot of books, but, come on! This is Laura Ingalls Wilder we’re talking about! I bought the first two in this series for my daughter and I can’t wait to dive into them myself!

Here’s the first one:

It is subtitled, “On Wisdom and Virtue”, and in it Laura talks about living a life of integrity and helping others and keeping a positive attitude. Truth be told, some of her old ideas might actually rub me the wrong way. I’m not sure yet, as I haven’t read it. I’m willing to bet, though, that the core of her message I will not only agree with, but, I’ll be happy to be having my daughter read it. And should I discover something that is just an old ideal that I do not subscribe to, it will be a good jumping off point for a discussion with my daughter about some of those old ideals.

Here is the second volume:

It is subtitled, “On Life as a Pioneer Woman”. Oh - this one should really be good! It will be full of great lessons for my daughter, I’m sure, about the value of hard work. I really can’t wait to read this one! (I need my teenage boys to read this one! Ha!)

I’m so glad to have two of my kids who completely fell in love with the Little House books. I don’t know that I can actually interest my son in these books, but, he really got a lot out of the main books. They both would love to visit Laura’s house! That would be such a neat trip!