Little Town on the Prairie
Little Town on the Prairie is a children's novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder, first published by Harper & Brothers on 20 November 1941. The seventh Little House book, it follows a teenage Laura through her first paid job and schooling in De Smet, South Dakota. It was a Newbery Honor book.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Harper & Brothers, 1941
- First published
- Harper & Brothers, 1941
The first edition of Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder was published in New York by Harper & Brothers in 1941. We track 3 editions.
Which edition do you have?
First edition
- 1st Harper & Brothers1941 Hardback · Little House on the Prairie 7 I own Little Town on the Prairie, Harper & Brothers 1941 Log in to want this
Later and other editions
- Lutterworth Press1963 Hardback · Little House on the Prairie 7 I own Little Town on the Prairie, Lutterworth Press 1963 Log in to want this
- Penguin Books1969 Hardback · Little House on the Prairie 7 I own Little Town on the Prairie, Penguin Books 1969 Log in to want this
We have not yet researched the issue points for this book. If you know how to tell the first from later printings, tell us and we will credit you once it is checked against a second source.
Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Set in
- South Dakota
- Genre
- children's novel
Read next
- Comes after
- The Long Winter
In print
- Editions recorded
- 58 on Open Library, 39 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 6 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
More by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Little House in the Big Woods1932 · 3 editions
- Farmer Boy1933 · 2 editions
- Little House on the Prairie1935 · 2 editions
- On the Banks of Plum Creek1937 · 2 editions
- By the Shores of Silver Lake1939 · 2 editions
- The Long Winter1940 · 2 editions
- These Happy Golden Years1943 · 3 editions
- On the Way Home1962 · 2 editions
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Who published the first edition of Little Town on the Prairie?
The first edition of Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder was published in New York by Harper & Brothers in 1941.
How many editions of Little Town on the Prairie are there?
We track 3 editions of Little Town on the Prairie, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
What should I read after Little Town on the Prairie?
In order, it follows The Long Winter, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- Little Town on the Prairie, Wikipedia, 2026 (en.wikipedia.org)
- Little Town on the Prairie (Q3428311), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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