A Novelist’s Debut
While Pioneer Girl did not take off, Laura got attention for a book she wrote based on her life called When Grandma Was A Little Girl. She was asked by New York editors who showed interest in the book to take the story further and make it more appealing to younger readers.
With fiction appearing to be a more compelling medium for her life story than nonfiction, Laura got to rewriting her story. With Rose’s help, she got the book into the hands of some big names, and Harper & Brothers published the book in 1932 with the new title Little House in the Big Woods.
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