Wilder's heroism lies in the strength and courage with which she met every challenge, and in the lively, open way she shared her life with us. Her books make much of the fact that she was not a perfect angel. She made mistakes, she got angry, she got in trouble. But her honesty only endears her to readers. Few of us can read the "Little House" books without suspecting that Laura Ingalls Wilder is not only someone we like, but someone who is like us.