Lucy Maud Montgomery

Carolyn Strom Collins

Christina Wyss Eriksson

Enter the enchanted world of Green Gables in this lavishly illustrated volume, which recreates Anne's world and brings a beloved time and place to life. Color illustrations.

The Anne of Green Gables Treasury

A collection of especially beautiful nature quotations from the eight books that make up the Anne series.

The Anne of Green Gables Treasury of Days

"Now, in this lavishly illustrated volume, you can enter the magical lives of these beloved sisters, Marmee, Hannah, and Father March. Learn how to make Hannah's "Muffs," Meg's Blancmange, Amy's Pickled Limes, and Marmee's "Personality" Cookies. Re-create handicrafts from the Little Women novels - Jo's Sausage Pillow, Amy's Grand Tour Folder, Beth's Gathering Basket, and Meg's Cushion. Recollect favorite moments from the novels while making Pickwick Club Badges, Laurie's Birdhouse "Post-Office," or Marmee's Christmas Gift Basket. Use the garden sketch to transform your garden plot into one resembling that of one or all of the March girls and discover how you can create the Christmas Centerpiece the family enjoyed during their holiday." "A short biography of Louisa May Alcott, along with a portrait of the era in which Little Women and its sequels are set, will give readers a real-world context for these classic stories. Quotes from all the novels are sprinkled throughout the text and set against dozens of archival photographs, original line drawings, and color paintings, all thoroughly researched."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The Little Women Treasury

A compendium of biographical and historical anecdotes, recipes, activities, and crafts from the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her nine Little House books.

The World of Little House

A treasury of crafts, activities, recipes, and detailed historical information about and inspired by Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic novel, "The Secret Garden."

A Treasury of Crafts, Recipes, and Activities

Inside the Secret Garden

A companion to the novels describes Christmas traditions, recipes of the period, and holiday gifts and decorations to make

The Anne of Green Gables Christmas Treasury

Laura Ingalls Wilder is the original pioneer girl, and her Little House books were inspired by the events of her life. This keepsake volume discusses how her real life was different from her stories, and it also focuses on her adult life and how she came to write the Little House series. In addition, it includes one chapter for each of Laura's nine Little House books, exploring in detail the stories, houses, landscapes, journeys, foods, activities, and crafts. Maps, family trees, photographs, and a timeline trace the history of Laura and her family. Meticulously researched, lovingly written, and beautifully illustrated, The World of Little House is for anyone who has ever read and loved the Little House books. Included in this glorious volume are: Floor plans of Laura's little houses Time line showing events in Laura's life and the United States Biography illustrated with historic photographs Family tree showing four generations of the Ingalls and Wilder families Guide to all the Little House sites and museums Selected bibliography of books about Laura and Little House Reproductions of Garth Williams's original covers Over 150 full-color illustrations Over 20 Little House recipes, crafts, and activities A chapter each for 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, and The First Four Years

Make the same pioneer crafts that Laura did! In her beloved Little House books, Laura Ingalls Wilder tells of her pioneer childhood growing up on the frontier. Because the Ingallses often lived far away from any stores, and because they had little money, Laura and her family had to make most of their own household items, using whatever materials were available. Now, with MY LITTLE HOUSE CRAFTS BOOK, you can share a part of Laura's pioneer days by learning how to make the same things that she and her family made for their little homes on the frontier. Inside this book are easy, step-by-step instructions for 18 crafts taken straight from the pages of Laura's Little House books. All you need to get started are a few simple supplies, and you're on your way to making fun and useful pioneer crafts that you'll cherish forever.

18 Projects from Laura Ingalls Wilder's

My Little House Crafts Book

Little House on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder's heartwarming story of a pioneer girl named Laura and her family's covered wagon journey to Kansas, is one of the most beloved children's books ever written. Ever since her story was first published sixty-five years ago, readers have clamored to know more about Laura and her real life on the prairie. Now, in this beautifully illustrated volume, you can experience life as it was in the little log cabin. Discover how Laura's real life was both similar to and different from the life she described Little House on the Prairie. Find out what it was really like to homestead land, cook over an open fire, and build a prairie cabin. Make Mary's and Laura's star headbands, cook Ma's stewed blackberries, and plant your own prairie garden. You can even sing the songs that the Ingallses sang to the sound of Pa's fiddle! For anyone who has ever treasured Little House on the Prairie, Inside Laura's Little House brings Laura's world vividly and remarkably to life.

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