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    Little House On The Controversy: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Name Removed From Book Award

    The Association for Library Service to Children voted unanimously to strike Wilder's name from a major children's lit award over concerns about how the author referred to Native Americans and blacks.
    by Kat Chow Jun 25, 2018 2 minutes

    A division of the American Library Association voted unanimously Saturday to strip Laura Ingalls Wilder's name from a major children's literature award over concerns about how the author referred to Native Americans and blacks.

    The Association for Library Service to Children says the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award will now be known

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