出版社周刊评论
Between the publication of Little House in the Big Woods in 1932 and her death in 1957, Laura Ingalls Wilder received countless admiring letters from schoolchildren, more than 100 of which have been collected in Dear Laura: Letters from Children to Laura Ingalls Wilder. Included at the end is a general letter Wilder wrote to answer many of the questions posed by her young correspondents. (HarperCollins, $16.95 ages 8-up ISBN 0-06-026274-5, Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
Many of the hundreds of fan letters received by the beloved author are included in this volume. Although the black-and-white photographs of the children and Wilder -- as well as the reproductions of handwritten notes -- add interest, the letters are so similar that few will read all the way through to the end. From HORN BOOK 1996, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
The subtitle tells it all; the first and later readers of the Little House books wrote letters that Wilder answered and saved, along with their drawings, photographs, and poems, right up to the last years of her life. The book tells more about the children than about Wilder: Hundreds of them wrote to her because they lived in or visited states mentioned in her books; many told of their grandparents' memories of the same harsh winters or ""grasshopper"" summers. City children--especially during WW II--wrote how much they enjoyed thinking about a different time and place. The content of most of the letters is similar; until her rheumatism worsened, Wilder answered all of them personally--after that, a standard letter (included) was sent. What emerges is a glimpse of the bond between the author and her readers that will send all but the hard-hearted back into the Little House books for another round. The letters are attractively presented, some in facsimile, interspersed with photographs of Wilder and the artwork of many of the children. A list of museums and newsletters is appended. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.