Old Town in the Green Groves novel by Cynthia Rylant

Cynthia Rylant

Cynthia Rylant is an American author. She has written more than 100 children's books in English and Spanish. With the divorce of her parents when she was four and living without running water and electricity she became an author including works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry...

 is a fictional midquel book based on some notes left by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American author who wrote the Little House series of books based on her childhood in a pioneer family...

 and a general knowledge about her life and the times.

This book is not in The Little House series but is in The Lost Little House Series and is the only book in the series.

It describes years between 1875 when little Freddy Ingalls was born on November 1, 1875 and how the family left Walnut Grove, Minnesota

Walnut Grove, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 599 people, 291 households, and 178 families residing in the city. The population density was 577.7 people per square mile . There were 341 housing units at an average density of 328.9 per square mile...

 and moved to Burr Oak, Iowa

Burr Oak, Iowa

Burr Oak is a small unincorporated community in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States, very close to the Minnesota state line. Burr Oak is a census-designated place and the population was 166 in the 2010 census -History:...

 where Freddy died in South Troy, Minnesota

South Troy, Minnesota

South Troy is a small unincorporated community on U.S. Route 63 in Zumbro Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States, west of the city of Hammond.-Notable people:...

 when he was 9 months of age on August 27, 1876 and Grace Ingalls was born on May 23, 1877 in Bur Oak, Iowa missed in the original series of books