My Little House Crafts Book: 18 Projects from Laura Ingalls Wilder's [Paperback]

Carolyn Strom Collins (Author), Mary Collier (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Little House

Make the same pioneer crafts that Laura did!

In her beloved Little House books, Laura Ingalls Wilder tells of her pioneer childhood growing up on the frontier. Because the Ingallses often lived far away from any stores, and because they had little money, Laura and her family had to make most of their own household items, using whatever materials were available. Now, with MY LITTLE HOUSE CRAFTS BOOK, you can share a part of Laura's pioneer days by learning how to make the same things that she and her family made for their little homes on the frontier. Inside this book are easy, step-by-step instructions for 18 crafts taken straight from the pages of Laura's Little House books. All you need to get started are a few simple supplies, and you're on your way to making fun and useful pioneer crafts that you'll cherish forever.

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About the Author

Carolyn Strom Collins and Christina Wyss Eriksson are also the authors of The World of Little House, illustrated by Deborah Maze and Garth Williams. Both authors live with their families in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.

Mary Collier has illustrated several books for HarperCollins, including My Little House Sewing Book, by Margaret Irwin. She is also the illustrator of a picture-book adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnetts The Secret Garden. Ms. Collier lives in Dana Point, CA.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (March 21, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064462048
• ISBN-13: 978-0064462044
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,115 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #36 in Books > Children's Books > History > United States > 1800s

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69 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Rather Disappointing, Actually., December 9, 2002

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This review is from: My Little House Crafts Book: 18 Projects from Laura Ingalls Wilder's (Paperback)

I'd hoped for a nice selection of crafts. While a few of the items listed are interesting and "crafty" (the quilt, bead crafts, straw hat, hood), most are defintely stretching the definition. I wouldn't consider a garden or a loaf of bread to be a 'craft'... and does anyone REALLY need instructions to figure out how to make a button string? The original Little House books explain quite well how to make the orange flower and button lamp. (And what you'd do with a decorative button lamp is a puzzle to me anyway.) We learn how to make the tassles for Mary's bedshoes, but there are no instructions for making the shoes themselves.

53 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A less-than-respectful treatment of the skilled crafts..., April 21, 2004

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Shelley Ashfield (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Little House Crafts Book: 18 Projects from Laura Ingalls Wilder's (Paperback)

I know that Carolyn Collins and Mary Collier wanted to keep their craft projects as simple as possible, so that they would be fun for our TV-glutted, skill-deprived youngsters. But in doing so, they curtailled themselves from creating a masterpiece of historical analysis like The Little House Cookbook.
How about showing some of the REAL projects that we read about in the Little House books, like the dresses that Laura and Mary laid out by drafting patterns on old newspaper, or the cabinetry that Almanzo built to delight his wife?
Aside from very young children, the handy people described in the Little House books manufactured items that were more useful and complex than Brownie Scout camp crafts. That it bears the "Little House" brand name does not separate this book from the pack.

28 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Teacher's View for My Little House Craft Book, February 28, 2001

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"griffins2" (Troy, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Little House Crafts Book: 18 Projects from Laura Ingalls Wilder's (Paperback)

This book is a great opportunity to learn about crafts and stories through the eyes and hands of a pioneer child. Children will enjoy the stories from Laura Ingles Wilder. With each story, a craft is illustrated with colorful pictures and detailed step by step instructions that are very easy to follow. A great teaching tool and a good book to add to your shelf.