{"product_id":"farmer-boy-9780060581824","title":"Farmer Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImmerse yourself in Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved Little House series, now featuring Garth Williams' classic art in vibrant full-color! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Laura Ingalls grows up in a little house on the western prairie, Almanzo Wilder is living on a big farm in New York State. Almanzo and his brother and sisters help with the summer planting and fall harvest. In winter there is wood to be chopped and great slabs of ice to be cut from the river and stored. Almanzo wishes for just one thing--his very own horse--but he must prove that he is ready for such a big responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the childhood of Laura's husband, Almanzo Wilder, \u003cem\u003eFarmer Boy\u003c\/em\u003e is the second book in the award-winning Little House series, which has captivated generations of readers with its depiction of life on the American frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilder, Laura Ingalls:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLaura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957) was born in a log cabin in the Wisconsin woods. With her family, she pioneered throughout America's heartland during the 1870s and 1880s, finally settling in Dakota Territory. She married Almanzo Wilder in 1885; their only daughter, Rose, was born the following year. The Wilders moved to Rocky Ridge Farm at Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894, where they established a permanent home. After years of farming, Laura wrote the first of her beloved Little House books in 1932. The nine Little House books are international classics. Her writings live on into the twenty-first century as America's quintessential pioneer story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliams, Garth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarth Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e is the renowned illustrator of almost one hundred books for children, including the beloved \u003cem\u003eStuart Little\u003c\/em\u003e by E. B. White, \u003cem\u003eBedtime for Frances\u003c\/em\u003e by Russell Hoban, and the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was born in 1912 in New York City but raised in England. He founded an art school near London and served with the British Red Cross Civilian Defense during World War II. Williams worked as a portrait sculptor, art director, and magazine artist before doing his first book \u003cem\u003eStuart Little\u003c\/em\u003e, thus beginning a long and lustrous career illustrating some of the best known children's books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to illustrating works by White and Wilder, he also illustrated George Selden's \u003cem\u003eThe Cricket in Times Square \u003c\/em\u003eand its sequels (Farrar Straus Giroux). He created the character and pictures for the first book in the Frances series by Russell Hoban (HarperCollins) and the first books in the Miss Bianca series by Margery Sharp (Little, Brown). He collaborated with Margaret Wise Brown on her Little Golden Books titles \u003cem\u003eHome for a Bunny\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Little Fur Family, \u003c\/em\u003e among others, and with Jack Prelutsky on two poetry collections published by Greenwillow: \u003cem\u003eRide a Purple Pelican\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBeneath a Blue Umbrella\u003c\/em\u003e. He also wrote and illustrated seven books on his own, including \u003cem\u003eBaby Farm Animals\u003c\/em\u003e (Little Golden Books) and \u003cem\u003eThe Rabbits' Wedding\u003c\/em\u003e (HarperCollins).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50600970420498,"sku":"9780060581824","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9b2e03e4-fbed-4c35-8719-0e282a2eb190.jpg?v=1748508733","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/farmer-boy-9780060581824","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}