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Little House in the Big Woods

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Revisit probably the most beloved books in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic Little House series with this gorgeous hardcover, unjacketed edition of Little House in the Big Woods, featuring a special foreword from Laura Bush, all-new iconic cover art, and no interior art.

This beloved story of a pioneer girl and her circle of relatives begins in 1871 in a log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Laura lives in the little house with her pa, her ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their dog, Jack. Pioneer life is from time to time hard for the circle of relatives, but it’s also exciting as they make their own homemade toys and treats, do the spring planting, bring in the harvest, and visit town. And Each and every night Laura and her circle of relatives are protected and warm in their little house, with the happy sound of Pa’s fiddle to send them off to sleep.

Based on the real-life adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House in the Big Woods is the first book in the award-winning Little House series, which has captivated generations of readers with its depiction of life on the American frontier.
Even supposing the Little House stories are traditionally seen as “girl” books, boys might be happily surprised if they take another peek at their sisters’ shelves. Little House in the Big Woods–the first book of the series and Laura Ingalls Wilder’s first children’s book–is filled with the thrills, chills, and spills in most cases associated with “boy” books. Any boy or girl who has fantasized about running off to live in the woods will find ample information in these pages to manage a Wisconsin snowstorm, a panther attack, or a wild sled ride with a pig as an uninvited guest. Each and every chapter divulges fascinatingly intricate, yet easy-to-read, details about pioneer life in the Midwest in the late 1800s, from bear-meat curing to maple-tree sapping to homemade bullet making.

Wilder’s autobiographical tales ring with truth and excitement. Readers will receive a perfectly painless history lesson, and if truth be told will clamor for more. Beloved illustrator Garth Williams spent years researching young Laura’s pioneering circle of relatives. His soft-line illustrations bring to life the full, simple days and nights in the circle of relatives’s log cabin. No one can read just one Little House book! (Ages 9 to 12) –Emilie Coulter

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