Recs if you like On the Banks of Plum Creek...

I wish we could make communal lists, because this would be a helpful one to be able to ask others to contribute to

Complete as of August 2026.

Ongoing list of books by Minnesota authors or about Minnesota, the best state in the union.

books about the pioneer girl herself, her family, and her world

Books that were nominated for the John Newbery Medal for distinguished contributions to juvenile literature but did not win Currently lists nominees up to 2024

Cosy cottagecore classics that take you back to the root of the cottagecore aesthetic

books that are the basis for adaptations and other book-related films and TV shows being released in the U.S. in July 2026

I grew up reading the Little House in the big Woods about Laura Ingalls as one of my first proper reading experiences, shared by my mother. This list is a dive into the world of Laura Ingalls, the books about her, her family and the homesteading and pioneering nostalgia.

Disclaimer: This is ✨not✨a woke list at all, and the romantization of pioneering is not the goal here 🙌🏼 beware of the glamorization of the pioneers, colonizing and destroying land as they progress in these stories.

new beginnings, flowers in bloom, spring’s fresh elixir