A pioneer girl describes a year of life in a log cabin in the Wisconsin woods
What it is about
Laura is five years old and lives with her family in a log cabin deep in the Wisconsin woods. The book follows the seasons: making butter, hunting, singing around the fire and visiting relatives. It is the first book in the Little House series.
Who will enjoy it
Families who like to read together at bedtime.
What you will get
A quiet, gentle beginning to the series. It is full of details about how people lived.
Behind the book
It was published in 1932, when Wilder was in her sixties, and it started the Little House series.
Source: Wikipedia
Little House in the Big Woods Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Children’s Books · Pioneers · Family · Seasons
Length
237 pages · ≈ 7 h
More about this book
Characters
Laura, Mary, Ma and Pa.
Setting
A log cabin in the Wisconsin woods in the 1870s.
What makes it different
Everyday work and winter evenings described with loving detail.
Feel
Cozy, simple and nostalgic.
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