About the author: William Anderson has spent many years researching and writing about the people and places of the “Little House” books. He has been active in the preservation of the Ingalls-Wilder sites in De Smet and Mansfield. In addition to writing the “Laura Ingalls Wilder Family Series”, he is author of A Little House Sampler, Laura Ingalls Wilder Country, Laura Ingalls Wilder A Biography, and A Little House Reader. He has also written about a variety of topics in such magazines as The Saturday Evening Post, American History Illustrated, The Horn Book, The Christian Science Monitor and other.

Image description: The illustration on the cover has a vibrant pink gingham pattern. In the center, there’s a framed black-and-white photograph featuring a family portrait. The title is printed in black letters above the framed illustration, and the subtitle and author’s name are printed below the framed illustration.