Melissa Gilbert Books in Order

Melissa Gilbert recounts growing up in the public eye as Laura Ingalls and the challenges that followed childhood fame. Relationships, addiction and family life shape her search for an adult identity and a more honest understanding of herself.

Shy Daisy travels with her busy father but struggles to find companionship along the way. When a lively puppy named Josephine enters her life, their growing friendship helps Daisy discover new confidence and a more joyful way of meeting the world.

Melissa Gilbert shares comfort-food recipes alongside memories from Little House on the Prairie and her own family table. Breakfasts, picnic dishes and familiar dinners accompany photographs and behind-the-scenes stories that connect her television childhood with the pleasures of home cooking.

Leaving Hollywood behind, Melissa Gilbert begins a different life with her husband, eventually restoring a neglected cottage in the Catskills. Gardening, home repairs and rural routines become part of a personal reassessment of success, aging and what it means to feel at home.