Little House in the Big Woods Book and Charm (Charming Classics) [Paperback]

Laura Ingalls Wilder (Author), Garth Williams (Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: October 18, 2005 | Age Range: 8 and up | Series: Charming Classics

America's Original Pioneer Girl

Meet Laura Ingalls, the little girl who would grow up to write the Little House books.

Wolves and panthers and bears roam the deep Wisconsin woods in the late 1870's. In those same woods, Laura lives with Pa and Ma, and her sisters, Mary and Baby Carrie, in a snug little house built of logs. Pa hunts and traps. Ma makes her own cheese and butter. All night long, the wind howls lonesomely, but Pa plays the fiddle and sings, keeping the family safe and cozy.

Little House in the Big Woods is the first book in the Laura Years series.

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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.

Product Details

• Age Range: 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: HarperFestival (October 18, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060797509
• ISBN-13: 978-0060797508
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #403,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Returning back... to simple family values October 5, 2007

By A. Shoup

Format:Paperback

My six year old daughter and I are reading this book together. Building her attention was easier than I thought, with this book. After the first five pages she wanted to keep reading. Eighteen pages later she was dying to draw a picture of what had happened. This book really reminds me of what the purpose of families are all about. Every page describes what "Ma" or "Pa" was doing to take care of the family. The daughters found joy in every simple, hard or enduring task that had to be undertaken to produce a family of early American prairie days. This book uses simple words and descriptions to help build my 6 year olds attention. As well as, random sketched pictures throughout to excite the children's imagination. This has been more than a school assignment, but an excuse to spend real time with my daughter.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Wow...This was great June 5, 2007

By David Laney

Format:Paperback

I was totally surprised by this wonderful little story. My wife is reading it out loud to our kindergartener and tonight I couldn't find my own book...so when they went to bed, I picked it up. I didn't put it down until I was finished. Really, really good tale of childhood and the all-importance of good parenting.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great story, cute charm necklace August 3, 2008

By Jennifer Garcia

Format:Paperback

My sons love this story. When our old book was too torn-up to read I ordered this copy. I didn't receive any discount off the list price through Amazon, but the fiddle charm necklace was a nice touch. My 4 year-old was so excited about it. He wore it until the chain broke!