Customer Reviews

The Deer in the Wood (Little House)

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My 3 year old daughter loves her "Laura Books" and can't wait till night so she can hear another. I fell in love with the novels when I was a little girl and am so happy that I can share the stories with my little girl. The stories are easy to read. I have almost every one and plan on getting all of them.

I've been a fan of Little House books since I was in second grade. With this series made for young readers, I can start reading my favorite books to my niece before she is even in school. This book in particular was a very endearing story about a mama deer and her baby. Madelyn loved it! I thought the illustrations would make Garth Williams proud.

These are great little books (there are several in the series). These are adaptations of the Little House books, formatted as picture books with full color illutrations that are inspired by Garth Williams original Little House artwork. The Deer in the Wood is an abbreviated excerpt from the Ingalls Wilder novel Little House in the Big Wood. The quiet pictures and straitforward text present the incident of Pa Ingalls going on an overnight hunt, only to come back "empty handed" because he could not kill the wondrous and gentle deer that he encountered. The story was great in the original book, and the essential elements are presented here with perfectly matched illustrations. One of those books that you hope your kids will choose for you to read at bedtime.

This is a must for any one with children who love the stories of life in the early US. Our kids have enjoyed these stories and they are a great way to introduce conversations about how people used to live.

This book inspired my 6 year old to begin writing her own "Book of Good Books"! She dictated to me narrations of this book, and then others. Then she illustrated her "Book of Good Books" looking at this book's illustrations as her guide. What a rev iew! It inspired her literary AND her artistic talents!

My 3 year old daughter has had this book for a couple of years and really enjoys it. We gave this one as a birthday gift to a friend who is collecting the series. Great illustrations.

Each book is not a story so much as a scene from a department store window. The stories have no plot to speak of. The characters have no personality at all. Production values are high, and my daughter was interested in a glimpse of life in another place and time. But these books are so much less than they could have been. Bide your time and get the originals instead.