N.C. Wyeth's The Homesteader The Big Read - Wichita: Oct. 1 - Nov. 15, 2008
Willa Cather's "My Antonia"
National Endowment for the Arts
The Big Read
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Arts Midwest

For Young Readers

Reading along at the Kick-offThree books have been identified by the Big Read - Wichita partnership as companion books that also depict pioneer life:

  • For up to grade 2, “A Little Prairie House,” adapted from the “Little House” books by Laura Ingalls Wilder and illustrated by Renee Graef
  • For grades 3-5, “Dakota Dugout” by Ann Warren Turner
  • For grades 5-8, "Grasslands" by Debra Seely