Little House on the Prairie books have been beloved by both children and adults alike since they were first released in the 1930's. This book contains 21 word search puzzles based on the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Unlike other puzzle books that are usually thrown away when finished, this work is meant as a guide to the Little House books to keep and refer back to. Contains information about each of the Little House books as well as interesting information about the Ingalls family, the places where Laura lived, and the television series. Complete list of all the Ingalls - Wilder museums and homes with contact information on how to visit. Puzzles suitable for all ages. Parents may choose to read the entries about the Little House books to their children, as they are written on a young adult reading level. Each puzzle was created by the author by re-reading the entire set of Little House books and pulling out words that showed the basic theme of each story. Puzzles and descriptions based on each of the following Laura Ingalls Wilder books: - Little House in the Big Woods - Farmer Boy - Little House on the Prairie - On the Banks of Plum Creek - By the Shores of Silver Lake - The Long Winter - Little Town on the Prairie - These Happy Golden Years - The First Four Years - On the Way Home - West From Home Gregory White has been studying Laura Ingalls Wilder for over 35 years. Excerpt: I was able to take a charter bus with Evelyn and a group of about fifteen others (mostly adults) to the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home in Mansfield, Missouri. The experience of visiting Rocky Ridge Farm is probably why I still enjoy museums to this day. It wasn't the souvenirs in the gift shop that interested me - it was being able to walk across the same floors as Laura and Almanzo, to look out of the same windows of their house and see the views they saw, and to actually lay eyes on the desk where she wrote the Little House books. For someone wanting to become a writer when he grew up, it showed me a connection between a real person and a place, and the world she created to share with the entire world through writing. - Gregory White

本書は単なるパズル本を超えた、開拓者精神への深い敬慕の結晶です。著者は膨大な物語群から主題を象徴する言葉を精緻に掬い上げ、パズルという形式を通じて読者に物語の核心を再認識させます。一語一語を探す行為は、ローラが綴った厳しい自然と家族の絆という文学的本質を、自身の指先で追体験するような瞑想的な豊かさに満ちています。 特筆すべきは、不朽の名作ドラマ版への言及や聖地巡礼ガイドをも含む点です。活字が描く内省的な深みと、映像が広めた大衆的な感動、そして実在の風景を多角的に結びつけることで、メディアを超えた至高のシナジーを生み出しています。物語を愛する者の羅針盤として、あなたの心にあの美しい草原を鮮やかに蘇らせてくれる珠玉の一冊です。