Question: is little house on the prairie an autobiography

Answer: No, Laura Ingalls Wilder work is autobiographical fiction. Wilder embellished or bent the truth on more than one occasion to keep her story interesting. She also presented a view of the world that supported her family's experiences and has been criticized regarding the history of the government's involvement in homesteading, and the related tragedies faced by Native American people. including illegal occupation of the land by her family, when that land was still recognized by the United States government as the Osage's territory.