Highlights the life and accomplishments of the woman who used her experiences growing up in a pioneer household in the nineteenth century to write a series of classic children's novels, including "Little House on the Prairie."

Introduction -- Beloved author -- From the big woods to the prairie -- Big woods beckons -- Prairie plight -- City life -- Welcome back to Walnut Grove -- On to De Smet -- Bessie and manly -- Hard times -- New page -- Life on Rocky Ridge -- Writing life begins -- Rose returns to Rocky ridge -- Mother-Daughter -- arrangement -- From farmer to award-winning author -- Literary legacy -- Timeline -- For further study -- Index -- Bibliography.