Family: Born February 7, 1867, in Pepin, WI; died February 10, 1957, in Mansfield, MO; buried in Mansfield Cemetery; daughter of Charles Philip and Caroline Lake (Quiner) Ingalls; married Almanzo James Wilder, August 25, 1885 (died October 23, 1949); children: Rose (Mrs. Gillette Lane), a son (deceased). Education: Attended schools in Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakota Territory. Memberships: Athenian Club, Justamere Club, Interesting Hour Club, Wednesday Study Club, and Eastern Star.

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOVELS; PUBLISHED BY HARPER, EXCEPT AS NOTED

• Little House in the Big Woods, illustrated by Helen Sewell, 1932, new edition, illustrated by Garth Williams, 1953.
• Farmer Boy, illustrated by Sewell, 1933, new edition, illustrated by Williams, 1953.
• Little House on the Prairie, illustrated by Sewell, 1935, new edition, illustrated by Williams, 1953.
• On the Banks of Plum Creek, illustrated by Sewell and Mildred Boyle, 1937, new edition, illustrated by Williams, 1953.
• By the Shores of Silver Lake, illustrated by Sewell and Boyle, 1939, new edition, illustrated by Williams, 1953, special edition, E. M. Hale, 1956.
• The Long Winter, illustrated by Sewell and Boyle, 1940, new edition, illustrated by Williams, 1953.
• Little Town on the Prairie, illustrated by Sewell and Boyle, 1941, new edition, illustrated by Williams, 1953.
• These Happy Golden Years, illustrated by Sewell and Boyle, 1943, new edition, illustrated by Williams, 1953.
• The First Four Years, edited by Roger Lea MacBride, illustrated by Williams, Harper, 1971.

• A Little House Christmas: Holiday Stories from the Little House Books, illustrated by Garth Williams, 1994.
• Winter Days in the Big Woods, illustrated by Williams, 1994.
• Dance at Grandpa's, illustrated by Renee Graef, 1994.
• Going to Town, illustrated by Graef, 1994.
• The Deer in the Wood, illustrated by Graef, 1995.
• Christmas in the Big Woods, illustrated by Graef, 1995.
• Merry Christmas, Laura, illustrated by Graef, 1995.
• Summertime in the Big Woods, illustrated by Graef, 1996.
• Going West, illustrated by Graef, 1996.
• Winter on the Farm, illustrated by Jody Wheeler and Graef, 1996.
• Animal Adventures, illustrated by Graef, 1997.
• Prairie Days, illustrated by Graef, 1997.
• A Little House Birthday, illustrated by Doris Ettlinger, 1997.
• The Adventures of Laura and Jack, illustrated by Graef, 1997.
• My Little House ABC, illustrated by Graef, 1997.
• County Fair, illustrated by Jody Wheeler, 1997.
• Pioneer Sisters, illustrated by Graef, 1997.
• School Days, illustrated by Graef, 1997.
• My Little House 1-2-3, illustrated by Graef, 1997.
• A Little House Birthday, illustrated by Doris Ettlinger, 1997.
• My Little House Christmas Crafts Book: Christmas Decorations, Gifts, and Recipes from the Little House Books, illustrated by Mary Collier and Deborah Maze, 1997.
• Heather Henson, Christmas Stories, illustrated by Graef, 1998.
• A Farmer Boy Birthday, illustrated by Jody Wheeler, 1998.
• Melissa Peterson, Farmer Boy Days, illustrated by Graef, 1998.
• Peterson, Hard Times on the Prarie, illustrated by Graef, 1998.
• Peterson, Laura & Nellie, illustrated by Graef, 1998.
• Laura's Little House, HarperFestival (New York, NY), 1998.
• Henson, Little House Friends, illustrated by Graef, 1998.
• A Little Prarie House, illustrated by Graef, 1998.
• My Little House Book of Animals, illustrated by Doris Ettlinger, 1998.
• My Little House Book of Family, illustrated by Graef, 1998.
• Sugar Snow, illustrated by Doris Ettlinger, 1998.
• A Farmer Boy Christmas, illustrated by Jody Wheeler, 1999.
• Henson, Laura and Mr. Edwards, illustrated by Graef, 1999.
• Laura's Ma, illustrated by Graef, 1999.
• Laura's Pa, illustrated by Graef, 1999.
• Henson, Little House Parties, illustrated by Graef, 1999.
• Santa Comes to Little House, illustrated by Graef, 2001.

• On the Way Home: The Diary of a Trip from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894, edited by daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, Harper, 1962.
• West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco, 1915, edited by MacBride, Harper, 1974.
• (With Rose Wilder Lane) A Little House Sampler, edited by William T. Anderson, University of Nebraska Press, 1988.
• Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Family Collection, edited by Richard Marshall, Barnes & Noble Books (New York, NY), 1993.
• Little House in the Ozarks (nonfiction), edited by Stephen W. Hines, Nelson, 1991, reprinted, G.K. Hall (Boston), 1993.
• Words from a Fearless Heart: A Collection of Wit, Wisdom, and Whimsy, edited by Stephen W. Hines, T. Nelson Publishers (Nashville, TN), 1995.
• The Laura Ingalls Wilder Country Cookbook, commentary by William Anderson, photographs by Leslie A. Kelly, HarperCollins, 1995.
• Dear Laura: Letters from Children to Laura Ingalls Wilder, HarperCollins, 1996.
• Little House Sisters: Collected Stories from the Little House Books, illustrated by Garth Williams, Harper, 1997.
• Saving Graces: The Inspirational Writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder, edited by Stephen Hines, Broadman & Holman (Nashville, TN), 1997.
• Laura Ingalls Wilder's Fairy Poems, Bantam Doubleday Dell New York, NY), 1998.

Contributor of articles and poetry to magazines and newspapers, including Country Gentleman, McCall's Youth's Companion, St. Nicholas, Child Life, San Francisco Bulletin, St. Louis Star, Missouri Ruralist, De Smet News, and Christian Science Monitor.

Wilder's books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Manuscripts and letters by Wilder are housed at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum, Mansfield, MO, the Detroit Public Library, Detroit, MI, and the Pomona Public Library, Pomona, CA.