Nancy McCabe, who grew up in Kansas just a few hours from the Ingalls family’s home in Little House on the Prairie, always felt a deep connection with Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House series. McCabe read Little House on the Prairie during her childhood and visited Wilder sites around the Midwest with her aunt when she was 13. But then, she didn’t read the series again until she decided to revisit in adulthood the books that had so influenced her childhood.

It was this decision that ultimately sparked her desire to visit the places that inspired many of her childhood favorites, taking her on a journey that included stops in the Missouri of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the Minnesota of Maud Hart Lovelace, the Massachusetts of Louisa May Alcott, and even the Canada of Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Traveling with McCabe as she rediscovers the books that shaped her and ultimately helped her to forge her own path, listeners will enjoy revisiting their own childhood favorites, as well.

The book is published by University of Missouri Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

Praise for the book:

"This an essential book for any classic children’s literature fan." (Wendy McClure, author of The Wilder Life)

"Beautifully written...an immensely likeable traveling companion." (Lisa Knopp, What the River Carries)

"How enlightening it has been to read Nancy McCabe's account..." (Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab's Wife)