For: Laura I. W. , Kelly

You know how you get the lucky chance to peruse old editions of now-untimely weeklies at the doctors office, gym, library, etc. ? Well, I finally gleaned something useful: Newsweek's Feb. 18th "Life in Books" segment interviewed Ann Patchett. She had this to say about you-know-who:

A book you hope parents read to their children: All of Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House on the Prairie" books. The girls grow up to be smart and resourceful. What could be better than that?