Original: Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 â "February 10, 1957) was an American author who wrote the Little House series of books based on her childhood in a pioneer family.
Simplified: Laura Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 - February 10, 1957) was an American writer. She is widely known as the original author of Little House on the Prairie series of books.