<P> Mansfield, Missouri is the chosen final home town of Laura Ingalls Wilder . It was here, on her farm, that she wrote the Little House books . Each year the whole town celebrates with a festival, turning back the clock to the late 19th century . During the festival, the town square becomes a showcase for handmade crafts . There is a big parade, and folk music is played from the gazebo in the park . </P> <P> Jackanory is a British television series intended to encourage children to read; it ran from 1965 to 1996, and was revived in 2006 . From October 24 through October 28, 1966, five short episodes aired that were based on Little House in the Big Woods, with Red Shively as the storyteller . From October 21 through October 25, 1968, five more were released, this time based on Farmer Boy, with Richard Monette as the storyteller . </P> <P> The television series Little House on the Prairie aired on the NBC network from 1974 to 1983 . The show was a loose adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie semi-autobiographical novel series, although the namesake book was represented in the premiere only; the ensuing television episodes primarily followed characters and locations from the follow - up book, On the Banks of Plum Creek (1937), although the continuity of the television series greatly departed from this book as well . Some storylines were borrowed from Wilders' later books but were portrayed as having taken place in the Plum Creek setting . Michael Landon starred as Charles Ingalls, Karen Grassle played Caroline Ingalls, Melissa Gilbert played Laura Ingalls, Melissa Sue Anderson played Mary Ingalls, and the twins Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush (credited as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) played Carrie Ingalls . Victor French portrayed long - time friend Mr. Edwards . Dean Butler portrayed Laura's husband, Almanzo Wilder . Some characters were added in the show, such as Albert, played by Matthew Laborteaux, an orphan whom the family adopted . </P> <P> Although it deviated from the original books in many respects, the television series, which was set in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, was one of a few long - running successful dramatic family shows . It remained a top - rated series, and garnered 17 Emmy ® and three Golden Globe ® nominations, along with two People's Choice ® Awards . </P>

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