About the author: Barbara Boustead, Ph.D., is a career meteorologist and climatologist as well as a Wilder scholar. She has expertise in weather data analysis, climate patterns, and the deeper stories of the weather in Wilder's books, homes, and life. Her love of weather and of the Little House books both grew from early elementary age and stuck with her throughout her life.

Image description: The illustration on the cover displays a dynamic sky with swirling blues, purples, and touches of grey and brown. Below this, there's a landscape scene of a vibrant field of golds, browns, and greens. In the center, there's a red barn and a white house. Above the barn and the house, the title and subtitle are printed in white letters. The author's name is printed in white letter in the right bottom corner.