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The Little House Collection Box Set (Full Color) [Box set] [Paperback]

Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)


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Book Description

October 12, 2004 8 and up Little House

Set during the pioneer days of the late 1800s and early 1900s, Laura Ingalls Wilder's books chronicle her life growing up on the Western frontier. For the first time in the history of the Little House books, these new editions feature Garth Williams' interior art in vibrant, full color. Come along for the adventure with this collector's set of the first five Little House books.



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About the Author

Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in 1867 in the log cabin described in Little House in the Big Woods. She and her family traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest. Later, Laura and her husband, Almanzo Wilder, made their own covered-wagon trip with their daughter, Rose, to Mansfield, Missouri. There, believing in the importance of knowing where you began in order to appreciate how far you've come, Laura wrote about her childhood growing up on the American frontier. For millions of readers Laura lives on forever as the little pioneer girl in the beloved Little House books.



Garth Williams began his work on the pictures for the Little House books by meeting Laura Ingalls Wilder at her home in Missouri, and then he traveled to the sites of all the little houses. His charming art caused Laura to remark that she and her family "live again in these illustrations."


Product Details

  • Age Range: 8 and up
  • Paperback
  • Publisher: HarperCollins (October 12, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060754281
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060754280
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 4.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.8 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,641 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in 1867 in the log cabin described in Little House in the Big Woods. As her classic Little House books tell us, she and her family traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest. She and her husband, Almanzo Wilder, made their own covered-wagon trip with their daughter, Rose, to Mansfield, Missouri. There Laura wrote her story in the Little House books, and lived until she was ninety years old. For millions of readers, however, she lives forever as the little pioneer girl in the beloved Little House books.

Customer Reviews

I am currently reading them with my 9 year old daughter and we both love them. Tammy Tubach  |  29 reviewers made a similar statement
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152 of 154 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good with one concern October 11, 2005
Format:Paperback
I purchased this set for my wife. It is very nice, especially with the pictures in the inside of the book. The only down side of this set is that it is not the whole Little house collection. This set contains the first 5 books and there are at least four more that follow. I tried to find the remaining books and wound up ordering the entire set (including these 5 again) by a different publisher. These five are probably nicer, but I just thought the whole set would have been better.
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98 of 104 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Full Color Set is VERY Nice! February 24, 2005
By Susan
Format:Paperback
There is no need to write what these books are about, for everyone knows that they are about the pioneer life of Laura as she was growing up. Also, the book Farmer Boy is about her husband's boyhood in New York. They are wonderful books. I am 42 and I first read them when I was in Jr. High school, and at that time, These Happy Golden Years was my favorite of the series. I bought a set years ago when my 21 yr. old was small. She read them and loved them. We read them aloud when my now 12 yr. old was about 6, and we are reading them aloud again so my 7 yr. old son can enjoy them. We just bought this new set of FULL COLOR editions because our first set is pretty ratty from use. These books are very nice with the full color illustrations, and also the pages are much thicker. I am glad to have this set and feel they are very much worth the higher price for being in color.

Every child should hear these stories. They are very interesting. For us this time, we are again realizing how drastically different life is now from Laura's day. People LIVED then, for they really WORKED and were PRODUCTIVE then, and I believe they were HAPPIER then as well. We are in Farmer Boy now, and we are amazed at how self reliant his family was in producing almost all their own food, clothes ( mother even wove the cloth herself, used the oat straw from the fields to weave their hats), etc. Everyone worked, even the children. It actually makes me sort of sad, really, for everyone needs work and children do too, but today there isn't much work for children to do. Back then it was a productive society, today sadly it is a consumer society.

Another funny thing, in Little House on the Prairie, when the family was packing up to leave, Ma put all the family's clothes into ONE carpet bag! We are definitely not into clothes in our family, but we still could not put all the clothes into one suitcase to go on a trip.

I highly recommend this set of books, and especially the improvement of the sturdier pages and colorized illustrations.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic, yet still exceedingly timely, collection October 31, 2005
Format:Paperback
I do not remember the first time I read all the Laura books. They have, however, been on my list of comfort reading ever since. Was it because it was so easy to identify with her sibling rivalry in the first couple books, or because of the vivid descriptions that brought life in America over 100 years ago into my imagination, or because the chapters, so good for bedtime reading, encapsulated each vignette into a cohesive whole? It's hard to say exactly what it was about these stories, but Mrs. Wilder's voice creates a window into our country's past that no child should miss out upon. Where else would they find such a narrator of pioneer western America? Let alone one that is so easy to identify with. This collection is beautifully colored (the illustrations have always been wonderfully evocative) and the pages are a tad thicker than normal and shiny and feel good in the hand.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great books
Great nooks, love the oldies but goodies, and this is one of them, I would recommend this book to everyone.
Published 3 days ago by D. LoDolce
5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection
I loved the Little House on the Prairie books as a young girl and am thrilled to be able to share her works with my sons, who are 8 and 10. Read more
Published 20 days ago by Kaui
5.0 out of 5 stars Bought as a gift
I bought this set for my niece for her 7th birthday, and she loved the set! The books had very nice covers and really brought a bit of nastalgia for my sister and I as we both... Read more
Published 25 days ago by SUSAN CROCKETT
5.0 out of 5 stars Fine
I've always loved LIttle House stories ever since I was a child, and I keep giving my sets away. Glad I could replace it again
Published 29 days ago by katherine sparacino
5.0 out of 5 stars Classics
These classic books just got even better with this full color set. The quality of the pages is great. I am currently reading them with my 9 year old daughter and we both love them.
Published 1 month ago by Tammy Tubach
5.0 out of 5 stars My Granddaughter Loves the Little House Series
I ordered it for my granddaughter. She is 13 and has autism. She and her dad read some from a book each night before she goes to bed. She loves the Little House Stories. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Grady E. Lee
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I loved this series of books when I was a kid and now my child is reading it and she loves it too. Great having the set to pass along
Published 1 month ago by Bonnie Stone
5.0 out of 5 stars for my Grandaughter
Wanted to give her something "old school" for her birthday. She loved them! Nothing better than a kid reading from a book.
Published 1 month ago by barbaraj253
5.0 out of 5 stars Great children's books
The books arrived late (3 wks after order). They were packaged with a note stating that the package had been damaged during transport and had to be rewrapped. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Deborah K. JONES
5.0 out of 5 stars Still great books
My daughter and her daughter have been sharing these books. Very detailed, not at all dated. This collection is illustrated which adds pleasure to the stories.
Published 2 months ago by A. Mitchell
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