The Little House books have captivated millions of readers with their story of Laura Ingalls, a little pioneer girl growing up on the American frontier. Now travel back to the generation before Laura’s and read the story of Caroline Quiner, the little girl who would grow up to be Ma Ingalls in the beloved Little House books.

The little town of Concord, Wisconsin, is bustling with new settlers from the East. Caroline is now eleven years old, and she can’t wait to go to the town’s new school. Her days are full with classes, chores, and harvesttime. Wisconsin has its very first state fair, and Caroline becomes friends with a fiddle-playing boy from accross the river, a boy named Charles Ingalls.

Across The Rolling River is the fifth book in the Caroline Years, an ongoing series about the adventures of another girl from America’s favorite pioneer family.
ISBN: 9780064407342
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Sep 18, 2001
List price: $9.25
No of pages: 272
Trim Size: 5.130 in (w) x 7.630 in (h) x 0.560 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Biographical / United States
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 19th Century
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Lifestyles / Farm & Ranch Life

Celia Wilkins

Biography

Celia Wilkins has studied letters, diaries, and documents pertaining to the Quiner and Wilder families, and she extensively researched early settler life of the nineteenth century in Wisconsin. She lives in her own little 1850’s house in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and son.

Dan Andreasen

Biography

Dan Andreasen has illustrated many well-loved books for children, including River Boy: The Story of Mark Twain and Pioneer Girl: The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, both by William Anderson, as well as many titles in the Little House series. He lives with his family in Medina, Ohio.

The Little House books have captivated millions of readers with their story of Laura Ingalls, a little pioneer girl growing up on the American frontier. Now travel back to the generation before Laura’s and read the story of Caroline Quiner, the little girl who would grow up to be Ma Ingalls in the beloved Little House books.

The little town of Concord, Wisconsin, is bustling with new settlers from the East. Caroline is now eleven years old, and she can’t wait to go to the town’s new school. Her days are full with classes, chores, and harvesttime. Wisconsin has its very first state fair, and Caroline becomes friends with a fiddle-playing boy from accross the river, a boy named Charles Ingalls.

Across The Rolling River is the fifth book in the Caroline Years, an ongoing series about the adventures of another girl from America’s favorite pioneer family.

ISBN: 9780064407342
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Sep 18, 2001
List price: $9.25
No of pages: 272
Trim Size: 5.130 in (w) x 7.630 in (h) x 0.560 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Biographical / United States
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 19th Century
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Lifestyles / Farm & Ranch Life

Celia Wilkins

Biography

Celia Wilkins has studied letters, diaries, and documents pertaining to the Quiner and Wilder families, and she extensively researched early settler life of the nineteenth century in Wisconsin. She lives in her own little 1850’s house in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and son.

Dan Andreasen

Biography

Dan Andreasen has illustrated many well-loved books for children, including River Boy: The Story of Mark Twain and Pioneer Girl: The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, both by William Anderson, as well as many titles in the Little House series. He lives with his family in Medina, Ohio.