Melissa Sue Anderson

" You might recognize there is this sweet wholesome beautiful girl from NBC's long running hits show Little House on the Prairie take a look."

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" And today we've got any award winning actress and she's all grown up Melissa see Sanderson is here our studio to tell us about her -- And her new book called the way I see it skip ahead here it's great to be here into the -- I. I'm so happy that you're you're because. First of all the -- it was one of those shows that every kid was allowed to watch whenever grooming it was an approved a television as of right and now to see you here in person and looking at you from -- that Ben. You look exactly this he look at it make you a very kind to start initially -- And yet so you go there for about what -- here."

" I had this I had a seven year contract and then I did two shows two episodes -- season and I left me because. My character was blind and boring -- like and I I had to -- we didn't talk about that appeared to Mary -- did lose her eyesight as she got older and I -- how was it playing a character that line you see -- line but how difficult was it to do that it was very difficult I -- a lot of research with the foundation for the junior blind we also had teachers. From there come to this that when on those two episodes where my character actually did go blind part one -- to. And it was a lot of work there were a lot of technical things little things that they needed to be done how to. How to pour. Glass of water and not stability if you had your finger in the cup to find out where that you know the top of the cup is it's been. And that that a newly blinded person will almost always sit on their hands because they wanna know the chairs there. -- My my blindness into the into the show was fantastic job he did and now including all the way I see it was any play at all on yeah that's okay -- and yes this is really look back to your life on this show. And you have a lot of photos in there what made you decide to put the book together. Well I I I never thought of it ever but I would ask what I like to write a book and it was kind of funny because I thought oh well we just have me confused because my husband is the writer. Examine this at at and then I who found out that -- they would they were actually talking about me. And it took a bit of convincing because -- you know having never thought about it I. I could imagine what I would write about it how I would do it -- and I'm a very organized person I need to know what I'm doing. So I really oh and then I but then I also thought what a great idea I wonder why no one's ever -- and that the next conversation was and Melissa -- coming out with a book as well there you know it's hot. And there's a lot of great photos in here -- and you."

" Said that your mom save a lot of clippings and they got last season because you were able to include him in the book that's right I'm do you live in the Montreal now I do your husband into -- kid yes. He decided to boo -- we can expect well that's kind of kind of a long story might my my husband and I said was is is a writer producer. And now a lot of his projects were --"

" Canadian content and he knew he needed to be eight in order for him to be deacons -- continue to be part of them he really was advised to become Canadian. All right you know and become a landed immigrant and eventually then hearing you do have to move to the country. And we chose Montreal because my children started an educated in French and they can I figured in Montreal they would actually use their -- they wouldn't just. Learn in school and and speak English -- recess right so it's it's worked out it's worked out wonderfully they're at a school that represents like 72 different nationalities. I think it's terrific. And and and you know it."

" It's it's it's been a good experience I'm so glad it's been a great experience have you here to use the stick around and takes pictures and things like -- and congratulations on the book as -- well thank you guys have to make sure to pick up -- book again it's called the way I see it and it's available now."