Little House in the Big Woods - Laura Ingalls Wilder

These days, if someone mentions "Little House", the vast majority of the public will hearken back either with delight or dismay to the 1970's family TV series "Little House on the Prairie". and think they know all there is to know without having to read any of the books. These people could not be so wrong! While the series was indeed inspired by the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, they are not true to the books, and actually lack a great deal of the action and locations in the series of books. And while the TV series was perhaps overly sentimental in true '70's style, the books can not be accused of that. Many things are stated matter of act, related ...  Read the complete review

Little House in the Big Woods begins ‘once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, in a little grey house made of logs.’ Just that is enough to turn me all nostalgic and send me rushing up the stairs for the thirty year old dogeared Puffin copy which still has pride of place on the bedroom bookshelf. There reside all my favourite, most often read volumes. Really, it’s there, along with the rest in the series. Come and look if you don’t believe me. Miserable days, bored days, feeling older days, they all send me straight up to those shelves where I’m sure to find something to make me feel ...  Read the complete review

I was first introduced to these books when I was about 8 years old, I have got fond memories not only of this book but of the others in the series, my mum has even saved the now dog eared and battered books for me - I cant wait to read them to my daughter when she's older. This book introduces the reader to Laura, her older sister Mary, her Ma and Pa and her baby sister Carrie. The book is set in about 1870's and Laura was about 5 ( I think). At this time the family lived in a log cabin in the big woods of Wisconsin. It goes onto tell you what life was like in the cabin and a few of the "family" events, the later books are better as they do ...  Read the complete review