Have the complete series sitting on my shelf but haven't read these since my teen years--started to lose track of all the authors doing series not just on Laura's daughter but also on her mother, grandmother, maybe even further back? Quite a franchise! ( )

Laura tells of pioneer life as a little girl in the late 1800's.

Definitely a rip-off. But a more acceptable one than the watered down intermediate and beginners version that they have now reduced them to. ( )

The beginning of Rose's life from South Dakota to Missouri. (Laura Ingalls Wilder's daughter.)

This is a close call between 3 stars and 4 stars. I was actually expecting the book to be rather dull but MacBride does a decent job trying to stay in a similar style to LI Wilder. Overall a success but I didn't find Laura or Almonzo near as entertaining. He almost captured the original. Rose was a good character. ( )