MixedMinneapolis Star TribuneIn what is expected to be a final collection of unpublished writings from Wilder, the correspondence is organized by year, which is a logical presentation as her story unfolds. But it makes for slow reading during the earliest commentary, which predates the children’s series and tends toward more perfunctory observations, some written on postcards during trips...If you as reader can hang in there for the first 80-plus pages, you’ll be rewarded with a behind-the-curtains look at how a book series is created.
