little house on the prairie is a children's novel. it was written by laura ingalls wilder. it was published in 1935. it is the third book in wilder's little house series. the book and the series are based on wilder's memories of her family's time in kansas in the 19th century, but she changed many things so the story would make sense. in the 20th century, it was made into a television series of the same name.