In 1954, Laura Ingalls Wilder was recognized by the American Library Association with an award that became The Laura Ingalls Wilder Award.
On the Banks of Plum Creek, By the Shores of Silver Lake, Little Town on the Prairie, The Long Winter, Little Town on the Prairie, and These Happy Golden Years were named ALA Newbery Honor Books.
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Yes, Laura Ingalls Wilder received numerous awards for her work, including the Newbery Honor for her book "Little House in the Big Woods" in 1938. She also received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal from the American Library Association in 1954 for her significant and lasting contribution to children's literature.
Laura Ingalls Wilder influenced the world to write about their childhood and to make it more exciting than it really was.