They were all of about 5 and 3 at the time, and as I’ve said before– you’ve got to ease into longer narrative with little ones. I think it might have something to do with the first time I tried reading them to my girls.
We can all agree that these books make up what is possibly the best children’s series ever written, right? And Pa begins work on the first building in what will soon be a brand-new town on the shores of Silver Lake.The Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, narrated by the amazing and talented Cherry Jones, is now available on Audible. When Ma, Mary, Laura, Carrie, and baby Grace join him, they become the first settlers in the town of De Smet. By the Shores of Silver Lake Pa Ingalls heads west to the unsettled wilderness of the Dakota Territory. In a week's time, there is no wheat crop left at all. Soon millions of grasshoppers cover the field and everything on the farm. Then, just before the wheat is ready to harvest, a strange glittering cloud fills the sky, blocking out the sun.
The money for materials will come from their first wheat crop. On the Banks of Plum Creek Laura's family's first home in Minnesota is made of sod, but Pa builds a clean new house made of sawed lumber beside Plum Creek. Sometimes farm life is difficult, even dangerous, but Laura and her family are kept busy and are happy with the promise of their new life on the prairie. Little House on the Prairie Pa Ingalls decides to sell the little log house, and the family sets out for Indian country! They travel from Wisconsin to Kansas, and there, finally, Pa builds their little house on the prairie. Farmer Boy As Laura Ingalls is growing up in a little house in Kansas, Almanzo Wilder lives on a big farm in New York. He and his brothers and sisters work hard from dawn to supper to help keep their family farm running. Almanzo wishes for just one thing-his very own horse-but he must prove that he is ready for such a big responsibility. All night long, the wind howls lonesomely, but Pa plays the fiddle and sings, keeping the family safe and cozy. In those same woods, Laura lives with Pa and Ma, and her sisters, Mary and Baby Carrie, in a snug little house built of logs. Little House in the Big Woods Wolves and panthers and bears roam the deep Wisconsin woods in the 1870s. They offer a unique glimpse into life on the American frontier and tell the heartwarming, unforgettable story of a loving family. The books in the timeless Little House series tell the story of Laura Ingalls Wilder's real childhood as an American pioneer and are cherished by readers of all generations.
This five-book paperback box set of the classic series features Garth Williams's illustrations in gorgeous full color. And Pa begins work on the first building in what will soon be a brand-new town on the shores of Silver Lake.