The Little Silver House

A story about a little girl and her Swedish grandparents.

"Little House on the Prairie" is an autobiographical children's novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder, published in 1935] It was the third novel published in the Little House series, continuing the story of the first, Little House in the Big Woods (1932), but not directly related to the second, Farmer Boy (1933). It chronicles the months the Ingalls spent on the Kansas prairie around the town of Independence.

Featuring many previously unpublished photographs, Little Silver Volume II explores the community's growth from the late-nineteenth century to the present. A companion to the first volume, this exciting collection of images harks back to the days when city dwellers traveled to Little Silver Point by steamboat to spend their summers. Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of the Borough of Little Silver with this unique glimpse of times gone by. Included in the book are images from the Julia Parker collection, providing an in-depth look at the Parker homestead, which was willed to the Borough of Little Silver to be developed as a historic site. Also featured are the houses, schools, and recreational areas that contributed to the tranquility of this unique American community. Old timers will recall the stores and businesses that thrived in the middle of the century, and young readers will learn of the local heroes and world-famous people who lived in Little Silver. Parades, special events, and sporting activities are featured as well. Little Silver Volume II highlights the people and places that left a lasting impression on the history of the town.

The Zashran invaders are at the gates of Cardanon. As the city falls the Dragon Mothers take the Silver House and the city’s children into hiding away from the mortal world. The future of the House, the threads of Power and the land itself are in the hands of a ragbag of escapees. Aric, the new Duke of Cardanon; Agbani, a beggar girl; Marka, a House Sister; Bertran, a merchant’s son; and a group of rescued children are led by Genya, a stranded Dragon Mother. Used to the safety of city life they must evade the pursuing Zashran and find their way through a strange and exciting countryside with only their courage and resourcefulness to rely on. It is up to these few to face the dangers of the road and find their way to the heroes who can help them save the House and their world.

A name day all her own! Nine-year-old Nancy had never heard of this Swedish custom-much like a big birthday party-until she came to live with Grandma and Grandpa Benson on their farm. To her disappointment, Nancy learns that her name is not in the Swedish Almanac, so there is no day set aside especially for her. Although the problem of a name day for Nancy is never far from anyone's mind, her life on the Benson farm is a busy one filled with delight. Living with family where the slightest occasion calls for celebration-complete with grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and animals-it's impossible to be unhappy. Fresh new illustrations make this classic tale as sunny as the yellow roses Nancy loves, and as memorable as the marvelous way in which she, at last, gets a name day all her own.

A Little Silver Book of Sharp Shiny Slivers collects some of Joe Hill’s most offbeat writing. Here he reflects on the end of the world, explains why horror fiction matters, and offers up his own rules for writing. The author encounters one of literature’s lesser known talking birds and checks in on the heroes of Heart-Shaped Box. All this and his very first published essay as Joe Hill, only recently rediscovered (it’s good!).