The narration is a little to... smiley, I guess would be the best way to describe it. In that enthusiastic nursery-school-teacher kind of way. The story is engaging, and there's enough detail about pioneer living to help a person survive alone in the woods. I found myself annoyed at Pa some, but ove...
This is the only one of the "little house" series that I've ever read. I don't know why I never read the rest. It's a classic for a reason. Not a lot of plot, but a great look into a very different life.
Second Grade, my friend and I sat by the brick wall and read every little house on the prairie book together during every recess. We just found each other again via Facebook. She remembers those times.
This was my favorite. I love the austerity. Even as a child I realized that they wanted to live like that. And I was amazed. I liked the story okay, but not the Garth Williams illustrations. Blasphemy, I gather. Oh well.
I didn't usually like girly books when I was a kid, but this one was an exception. Her matter-of-fact descriptions of life in the Big Woods were just so fascinating! The fact that the main character was a girl seemed pretty irrelevant.Beth Ann and I have several times discussed writing a modern-day ...
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