Little House in the Big Woods

A Children or Middle Grade Book by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Book 1 of the Little House on the Prairie Series

Subgenres:

Frontier & Pioneer,
1870s Wisconsin,
Family Life

Published 1932

Length 243 pages

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Cozy pioneer family life with homemade celebrations
Detailed glimpses of 1870s Wisconsin frontier routines
Stories where music and simple joys bring comfort

Publisher Description

The first book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's treasured Little House series.

This beloved story of a pioneer girl and her family begins in 1871 in a log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin.

Four-year-old Laura lives in the little house with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their dog, Jack.

Pioneer life is sometimes hard for the family, but it is also exciting as they celebrate Christmas with homemade toys and treats, do the spring planting, bring in the harvest, and make their first trip into town.

And every night Laura and her family are safe and warm in their little house, with the happy sound of Pa's fiddle to send them off to sleep.

The nine Little House books are inspired by Laura's own childhood and have been cherished by generations of readers as both a unique glimpse into America's frontier history and as heartwarming, unforgettable stories.

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