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These Happy Golden Years
Series: The Little House on the Prairie
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Ideal for children aged 8 and above, this beautifully illustrated classic appeals to fans of pioneer tales and timeless coming-of-age stories. Readers who enjoyed Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, and Heidi will find this book a perfect escape into rural American history.
The classic and ultimate edition of the original tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America’s best-loved pioneer family. With a stunning new cover look and classic inside illustrations from Garth Williams – now the inspiration for a brand new and much-anticipated Netflix show.
the final chapter in the original classic series – with a brand new gorgeous cover look for 2026. NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SHOW!
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Classic tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America’s best-loved pioneer family.
Teaching at the Brewster settlement, miles away from her family, isn’t as exciting as Laura Ingalls had hoped and she is very homesick. The winter passes slowly and she has only rare drives in Almanzo Wilder’s new pony trap to look forward to.
As Laura leaves her childhood behind and turns to the responsibilities of earning her keep, her friendship with Almanzo blossoms into love and we say goodbye to the Ingalls family with a wedding.
The timeless stories that inspired a TV series can now be read by a new generation of children. Readers who loved Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, and Heidi will be swept up by this timeless rural coming of age saga. Perfect escapism for readers aged 8+. Beautifully illustrated by Garth Williams.
Have you collected all the Little House books?
Little House in the Big Woods
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
Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in Wisconsin in 1867. She recorded her adventurous nomadic childhood with her pioneer family in a collection of books that have become beloved classics of American literature. The Little House on the Prairie television series ran for 9 seasons from 1974-1983.
Series: The Little House on the Prairie
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Little House in the Big Woods
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By the Shores of Silver Lake
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The Long Winter
The classic and ultimate edition of the original tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America’s best-loved pioneer family. With a stunning new cover look and classic inside illustrations from Garth Williams – now the inspiration for a brand new and much-anticipated Netflix show. When a blizzard cuts the town of De Smet off from the...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Dec 2026Pre-order -
On the Banks of Plum Creek
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Little Town on the Prairie
Classic tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America’s best-loved pioneer family. Little Town on the Prairie follows Laura Ingalls as she hopes to gain her teaching certificate and is determined to study hard at school. The school exhibition gives Laura the perfect chance to impress, and as she approaches her sixteenth birthday, she hopes to...PaperbackSold Out -
These Happy Golden Years
Classic tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America’s best-loved pioneer family. Teaching at the Brewster settlement, miles away from her family, isn’t as exciting as Laura Ingalls had hoped and she is very homesick. The winter passes slowly and she has only rare drives in Almanzo Wilder’s new pony trap to look forward to. As...PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781405280174
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 August 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Farshore
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 230g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in 1867 in the log cabin described in Little House in the Big Woods. She and her family traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest. Later, Laura and her husband, Almanzo Wilder, made their own covered-wagon trip with their daughter, Rose, to Mansfield, Missouri. There, believing in the importance of knowing where you began in order to appreciate how far you've come, Laura wrote about her childhood growing up on the American frontier. For millions of readers Laura lives on forever as the little pioneer girl in the beloved Little House books. Garth Williams's classic illustrations for the Little House books caused Laura to remark that she "and her folks live again in these pictures." Garth Williams also illustrated Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and almost one hundred other books.
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By the Shores of Silver Lake
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