Laura Ingalls Wilder was an American writer renowned for the Little House on the Prairie series of children's novels, published between 1932 and 1943. These books were based on her childhood experiences growing up in a settler and pioneer family. The beloved television series 'Little House on the Prairie' (1974–1983), starred Melissa Gilbert as Laura and Michael Landon as her father, Charles Ingalls, and was loosely adapted from these books.

Beyond her famous novels, Ingalls also wrote a series of historical fiction books for children, reflecting on her life as part of a pioneer family. Additionally, she contributed regularly to newspapers and maintained a diary during her move from South Dakota to Missouri, which was later published as a book.