{"product_id":"too-good-to-be-altogether-lost-rediscovering-laura-ingalls-wilders-little-house-books-hardcover","title":"Too Good to Be Altogether Lost: Rediscovering Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House Books - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePamela Smith Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura Ingalls Wilder, author of the well-known Little House series, wrote stories from her childhood because they were \"too good to be altogether lost.\" And those stories seemed far from being lost during the remainder of her lifetime and through most of the twentieth century. They were translated into dozens of languages; generations of children read them at school; and dedicated readers made pilgrimages to the settings of the Little House books. With the release of NBC's \u003ci\u003eLittle House on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e series in 1974, Wilder was well on her way to becoming an international literary superstar. Simultaneously, however, the novels themselves began to slip from view, replaced by an onslaught of assumptions and questions about Wilder's values and politics and even about the books' authenticity. From the 1980s, a slow but steady critical crescendo began to erode Wilder's literary reputation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eToo Good to Be Altogether Lost\u003c\/i\u003e, Wilder expert Pamela Smith Hill dives back into the Little House books, closely examining Wilder's text, her characters, and their stories. Hill reveals that these gritty, emotionally complex novels depict a realistic coming of age for a girl in the American West. This realism in Wilder's novels, once perceived as a fatal flaw, can lead to essential discussions not only about the past but about the present--and the underlying racism young people encounter when reading today. Hill's fresh approach to Wilder's books, including surprising revelations about Wilder's novel \u003ci\u003eThe First Four Years\u003c\/i\u003e, shows how this author forever changed the literary landscape of children's and young adult literature in ways that remain vital and relevant today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePamela Smith Hill\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling editor, author, educator, and expert on Laura Ingalls Wilder. She has taught young adult literature and creative and professional writing at universities in Washington, Oregon, and Colorado, as well as classes on Laura Ingalls Wilder through Missouri State University. Hill has been interviewed for multiple documentaries on Wilder and has appeared on C-SPAN, NPR, PBS, and the BBC for her expertise. As well as three novels for young adults, her books include \u003ci\u003ePioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLaura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer's Life\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.31 x 9.02 x 6.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53337056739693,"sku":"9781496227881","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/blSk9QKdRl9781496227881.webp?v=1778922932","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/too-good-to-be-altogether-lost-rediscovering-laura-ingalls-wilders-little-house-books-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}