Children's Book of the Week: 11

This week, I'm featuring a series of books. We own two of them, and are on the lookout for more. They are the

My First Little House Books
by Laura Ingalls Wilder

These books are so beautiful, in such a simple way. Obviously, they tell the familiar story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the girl whose family left their home in Wisconsin to make a new life on the wide-open prairie of Kansas. In the first book in the series (above), Laura's family arrives on the prairie and meets their new "neighbor," Mr. Edwards, who helps Pa build a house while Laura, her sisters and their mother, get the rest of their new life organized. It's a short book, but the quietness of such a life translates very well through the illustrations. These are all great reads, especially for little girls.

You can see this image of the first page larger by clicking here.

"Once upon a time, a little girl named Laura traveled in a covered wagon across the giant prairie. She traveled with her Pa, her Ma, her big sister Mary, her little sister Carrie, and their good old bulldog Jack. They were searching for the perfect place to build themselves a little house."

This is the other book that we have, and tells of the simple yet special way in which the Ingalls family celebrated while on the prairie.

Other titles in the series include:
Winter Days in the Big Woods
Going West
Dance at Grandpa's
Christmas in the Big Woods
County Fair
Sugar Snow
A Farmer Boy Birthday
Going to Town
Summertime in the Big Woods

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