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Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)

Laura Ingalls Wilder,

Garth Williams (Illustrator)

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May 09, 2017 Jen from Quebec :0) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Still a great read, even as an adult. This book SPOKE to me as a child, since I too, lived in 'the Big Woods' of my area, not a neighbour to be seen, just like Laura. To THIS DAY, my dad calls me 'Half-Pint' and I call him 'Pa'. The Little House series is a collection of books that is a rare thing-- books that both my father and I read together and loved. He, like myself, loves stories of 'pioneer times'. This novel (#1 in series) is almost whimsical and fairy-tale-ish, compared to some of the l ...more

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Oct 16, 2017 Toni rated it liked it

I am 50 years old, but I have never read any of the Little House books nor seen the TV series. One of the reasons might be that I grew up in Europe and they just weren't popular where I came from. I only listened to this one because it was on a list of books that I am working my way through, so I thought I'd give it a chance since it is considered a beloved children's classic.

The book is about a perfect little pioneer family (apparently the author's) living in the wilderness of Wisconsin. They a ...more

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