Laura Ingalls' Sister May Not Have Lost Eyesight To Scarlet Fever Audie Cornish talks with University of Michigan pediatrician Beth Tarini, who writes in the latest issue of the journal Pediatrics ...

Any fan of Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved "Little House" books knows how the author's sister Mary went blind: scarlet fever. But turns out that probably wasn't the cause, medical experts say ...

You likely know of the Ingalls family from the hit Western series, Little House on the Prairie, based on the books written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. With a cast led by Melissa Gilbert and Michael ...

The first known photograph of the three eldest Ingalls sisters, taken around 1879 or 1880. From left: Carrie, Mary and Laura. Carrie is believed to be wearing a string of American Indian beads ...

Laura Ingalls Wilder based the bestselling "Little House" series on her childhood and the experiences of the pioneer life alongside her family. ... Ma, her sisters and Jack the dog.

The 90 years of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life (1867-1957) encompassed the Indian Wars and the Dust Bowl, desperate poverty and near-starvation, and grueling wagon travel across difficult terrain.

By Laura Ingalls Wilder HarperCollins. 224 pp. $12.99 “Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, in a little gray house made of logs.” ...

DE SMET, S.D. (KELO) — You’ve probably read her books and watched the television show based on her family, but do you know the full story behind the life and legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder?

We’re learning this and other Laura Ingalls Wilder revelations now because Wilder has a new book out, 85 years after she wrote it. And good luck finding a copy, by the way.

Laura, as a 12 year old, thought it was a huge house when in fact, it’s a very small house, but she had been living in dugouts and one room shanties,” former Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial ...