Prairie Lotus

• “Wish” by Linda Sue Park (2007)

• “Little House on the Controversy: Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Name Removed from Book Award” by Kat Chow (2018)

This NPR article briefly discusses the decision to change the name of a major children’s literature award based on heightened awareness of problematic passages in the Little House books.

• “What Should Be Done About the Racist Depictions in the Little House Books?” by Liz Fields (2021)

This PBS article presents thoughts from three writers (including Linda Sue Park, author of Prairie Lotus) regarding the series’ troubling passages.

• “Q and A with Linda Sue Park” by Krystyna Poray Goddu (2020)

Publisher’s Weekly interviews the author.

• “Linda Sue Park—Prairie Lotus” by The Children’s Book Podcast with Matthew Winner.

In this podcast, the author discusses how this novel helps her reconcile with the works of Laura Ingalls Wilder that she loved as a child.