The 148th birthday of American writer Laura Ingalls Wilder has been marked with a Google Doodle.
Wilder, born on February 7, 1867, is the author behind the well known and much loved Little House on the Prairie book series.
The 'Little House' novels were based on her childhood in the 'Big Woods' of Wisconsin where she grew up as part of a pioneer family.
The books chronicled her familys journeys through the American frontier and stand as a notable achievement of early American literature.
Little House on the Prairie was later turned into a popular TV series which ran between 1974 and 1984 and brought Wilder a wave of new fans.
The Google Doodle depicts characters Laura and older sister, Mary, made through needle felting.
The figures were made from a wire armature which was then sculptured using a process called 'roving', in which loose wool is stabbed through with a needle.
Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/laura-ingalls-wilder-148th-birthday-5119881
