AmericanKids’ Authors
📱 Track your child's reading — free Scan a book to log it. Kids earn streaks 🔥 & badges 🏅. Free on iOS & Android.
Home › Popular Kids’ Authors › American › Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder Books: Biography, Best Books & Where to Read Them

1867–1957 · Pepin, Wisconsin
📖 Best for: Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)

Laura Ingalls Wilder booksbooks by Laura Ingalls WilderLittle House in the Big WoodsFarmer BoyLittle House on the PrairieOn the Banks of Plum Creek

Laura Ingalls Wilder books in order · Borrow free (Open Library & your library) · Free books like these

Who is Laura Ingalls Wilder?

Laura Ingalls Wilder turned her childhood as a pioneer girl into the Little House books, published from 1932. They follow the Ingalls family across the American frontier. Modern readers often discuss the books’ portrayal of Native Americans alongside them.

Where to start

New to Laura Ingalls Wilder? Start with Little House in the Big Woods.

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s best-known books, in order

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books are under copyright, so Pagine doesn’t host them — but you can borrow every title below free. Tap Local library to see which libraries near you have it, Libby / OverDrive to borrow the ebook or audiobook with your library card, or Open Library for free online lending.

  1. Little House in the Big Woods (1932)
    Find it: Open Library · Local library · Libby / OverDrive
  2. Farmer Boy (1933)
    Find it: Open Library · Local library · Libby / OverDrive
  3. Little House on the Prairie (1935)
    Find it: Open Library · Local library · Libby / OverDrive
  4. On the Banks of Plum Creek (1937)
    Find it: Open Library · Local library · Libby / OverDrive
  5. By the Shores of Silver Lake (1939)
    Find it: Open Library · Local library · Libby / OverDrive
  6. The Long Winter (1940)
    Find it: Open Library · Local library · Libby / OverDrive

Find more books by Laura Ingalls Wilder

📖 Read & listen free online

🏛️ Check your local library

Most public libraries lend ebooks and audiobooks free with a library card — ask at the desk or sign up online.

📖 Free books like Laura Ingalls Wilder — read now in Pagine

Love Laura Ingalls Wilder? Try these free books for grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) and up — no download, no cost.

On the Kentucky Frontier: A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the West
On the Kentucky Frontier: A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the West
James Otis
Read free →
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
L. M. Montgomery
Read free →
Famous Frontiersmen and Heroes of the Border Their Adventurous Lives and Stirring Experiences in Pioneer Days
Famous Frontiersmen and Heroes of the Border Their Adventurous Lives and Stirring Experiences in Pioneer Days
Charles H. L. Johnston
Read free →
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Read free →
A frontier knight
A frontier knight
Amy Ella Blanchard
Read free →
A gentle pioneer
A gentle pioneer
Amy Ella Blanchard
Read free →
A Prairie Infanta
A Prairie Infanta
Eva Wilder Brodhead
Read free →
AMA\\'s Maize Farm
Edith Agyina Bisah
Read free →
Blazing Arrow: A Tale of the Frontier
Blazing Arrow: A Tale of the Frontier
Edward Sylvester Ellis
Read free →
For the Faith: A Story of the Young Pioneers of Reformation in Oxford
For the Faith: A Story of the Young Pioneers of Reformation in Oxford
Evelyn Everett-Green
Read free →
Forest and Frontiers; Or, Adventures Among the Indians
Forest and Frontiers; Or, Adventures Among the Indians
Roualeyn Gordon-Cumming
Read free →
From Farm to Fortune; or, Nat Nason's Strange Experience
From Farm to Fortune; or, Nat Nason's Strange Experience
Horatio Jr. Alger
Read free →

More American children’s authors

Dr. Seuss · Eric Carle · Maurice Sendak · Mo Willems · Margaret Wise Brown · Bill Martin Jr. · Arnold Lobel · Else Holmelund Minarik · Ezra Jack Keats · Robert McCloskey · Virginia Lee Burton · H. A. Rey · Don Freeman · Laura Numeroff · Kevin Henkes · Jan Brett · Norman Bridwell · Richard Scarry · P. D. Eastman · Crockett Johnson · Marc Brown · Stan and Jan Berenstain · Sandra Boynton · Eric Litwin · Anna Dewdney · Doreen Cronin · Andrea Beaty · Dav Pilkey · Mary Pope Osborne · Barbara Park

All American Children’s Authors → · Popular kids’ authors around the world →

Frequently asked questions

Who is Laura Ingalls Wilder?

Laura Ingalls Wilder turned her childhood as a pioneer girl into the Little House books, published from 1932. They follow the Ingalls family across the American frontier.

What is Laura Ingalls Wilder’s most famous book?

Little House in the Big Woods is a great place to start; other favourites include Farmer Boy, Little House on the Prairie, On the Banks of Plum Creek.

What age are Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books for?

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books are best for grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · grades 6–8 (ages 11–14).

Can I read Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books free online?

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books are still under copyright, so they are not free to download. You can borrow them free: from your public library (search WorldCat), as ebooks and audiobooks with a library card through Libby/OverDrive, or from Open Library’s free lending. Pagine links to each below, and suggests similar books you can read free right now.

Where can I borrow Laura Ingalls Wilder books near me?

Search WorldCat to see which libraries near you have a copy, or ask your school or public library. Most libraries also lend Laura Ingalls Wilder ebooks and audiobooks free through the Libby app.

📰 From our blog: reading tips

📝

What to Read: A Guide to the World’s Classics, Country by Country

Read →
📝

What to Read for Russian Classics: Where to Start, Reading Order & Free Books

Read →
📝

What to Read for British Classics: Where to Start, Reading Order & Free Books

Read →
📝

What to Read for American Classics: Where to Start, Reading Order & Free Books

Read →

All reading tips & book lists →

📚 Get the free Pagine app — 20,000+ books to read free Turn reading into a habit kids love — read online, set goals, earn badges.