The Little House in the Big Woods
Based on the real-life adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House in the Big Woods is the first book in the classic Little House series.
Four-year-old Laura lives in a log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin, which she shares with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their dog, Jack. Though pioneer life isn’t easy for the Ingalls family, they make the best out of every tough situation. They catch, hunt, and grow their own food; take trips to town; celebrate Christmas with homemade treats; and work together to complete the chores needed for survival and livelihood. Told over a year in their life, this book sets the tone for…
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July 2, 2019Laura Ingalls Wilder was an American writer, born in 1867, best known for the Little House on the Prairie series of children’s books, which were based on her childhood in a settler and pioneer family. At fifteen years old, Laura signed on to teach at a schoolhouse some twelve miles from home, which was the first of several teaching jobs she had. In 1885 she married Almanzo Wilder, quit teaching, and had a daughter named Rose, who, when she grew up, encouraged her mother to begin writing about her life. In 1932, Laura Ingalls Wilder published Little House in the Big Woods, the first in the Little House series, which was followed by eight others. She completed the last book…
The Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder