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Too Good To Be Altogether Lost Cover Art Creation
The painting on the cover of TOO GOOD TO BE ALTOGETHER LOST is by Laura Ingalls Wilder herself. Painted on cardboard in the early 1880s, when she was a teenager in Dakota Territory, it proved extraordinarily challenging to photograph.
Here’s a glimpse of how this was accomplished, with thanks to photographer Nathan Springer and Tana Melton, curator at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home Association in Mansfield, Missouri.
Upcoming Events
Laurapalooza 2025
July 9-10, Sioux Falls, SD
LauraPalooza is the only academic and fan gathering of its kind, celebrating the literary, historical, and cultural impact of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and their families. It was first held in 2010 in Mankato, Minnesota, where it won the Greater Mankato Convention and Visitors Bureau’s Bring It Home Award. It returned to Mankato in 2012. The third LauraPalooza conference was held at South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. Beginning in 2017, the decisions was made to host the conference at a hotel to have access to a wider range of amenities and event facilities. 2017, was held at the University Plaza Hotel in Springfield, MO. In 2019, Laurapalooza was held at the Stony Creek Hotel and Conference Center in Onalaska, WI, and in 2022, the DoubleTree Hotel in Burlington, VT.
Pamela Smith Hill regularly discusses historical fiction, fantasy, biography, creative writing, and her books with a variety of audiences:
Aspiring writers
University students
Middle and high school students
Librarians, parents, teachers, and readers
To schedule a signing, workshop, presentation, or school visit, contact Pamela at pamela.hill@q.com.
Pamela Smith Hill signs books at Portland’s iconic bookstore, Powell’s Books.
