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The Little House Paperback – May 30, 1994
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This nine-book paperback box set of the classic series features the classic black-and-white artwork from Garth Williams.
The nine books in the timeless Little House series tell the story of Laura’s real childhood as an American pioneer, and are cherished by readers of all generations. They offer a unique glimpse into life on the American frontier, and tell the heartwarming, unforgettable story of a loving family.
Little House in the Big Woods
Meet the Ingalls family—Laura, Ma, Pa, Mary, and baby Carrie, who all live in a cozy log cabin in the big woods of Wisconsin in the 1870s. Though many of their neighbors are wolves and panthers and bears, the woods feel like home, thanks to Ma’s homemade cheese and butter and the joyful sounds of Pa’s fiddle.
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.
Little House on the Prairie
When Pa decides to sell the log house in the woods, the family packs up and moves from Wisconsin to Kansas, where Pa builds them their little house on the prairie! Living on the farm is different from living in the woods, but Laura and her family are kept busy and are happy with the promise of their new life on the prairie.
On the Banks of Plum Creek
The Ingalls family lives in a sod house beside Plum Creek in Minnesota until Pa builds them a new house made of sawed lumber. The money for the lumber will come from their first wheat crop. But then, just before the wheat is ready to harvest, a strange glittering cloud fills the sky, blocking out the sun. Millions of grasshoppers cover the field and everything on the farm, and by the end of a week, there is no wheat crop left.
By the Shores of Silver Lake
Pa Ingalls heads west to the unsettled wilderness of the Dakota Territory. When Ma, Mary, Laura, Carrie, and baby Grace join him, they become the first settlers in the town of De Smet. Pa starts work on the first building of the brand new town, located on the shores of Silver Lake.
The Long Winter
The first terrible storm comes to the barren prairie in October. Then it snows almost without stopping until April. With snow piled as high as the rooftops, it’s impossible for trains to deliver supplies, and the townspeople, including Laura and her family, are starving. Young Almanzo Wilder, who has settled in the town, risks his life to save the town.
Little Town on the Prairie
De Smet is rejuvenated with the beginning of spring. But in addition to the parties, socials, and “literaries,” work must continue. Laura spends many hours sewing shirts to help Ma and Pa get enough money to send Mary to a college for the blind. But in the evenings, Laura makes time for a new caller, Almanzo Wilder.
These Happy Golden Years
Laura must continue to earn money to keep Mary in her college for the blind, so she gets a job as a teacher. It’s not easy, and for the first time she’s living away from home. But it gets a little better every Friday, when Almanzo picks Laura up to take her back home for the weekend. Though Laura is still young, she and Almanzo are officially courting, and she knows that this is a time for new beginnings.
The First Four Years
Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder have just been married! They move to a small prairie homestead to start their lives together. But each year brings new challenges—storms, sickness, fire, and unpaid debts. These first four years call for courage, strength, and a great deal of determination. And through it all, Laura and Almanzo still have their love, which only grows when baby Rose arrives.
- Print length2784 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level3 - 7
- Dimensions6.7 x 5.2 x 7.9 inches
- PublisherHarper Trophy
- Publication dateMay 30, 1994
- ISBN-100064400409
- ISBN-13978-0064400404
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More books from the timeless Little House series based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s real childhood. | Read Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved Little House series from the very beginning! | This five-book paperback box set of the classic series features Garth Williams's illustrations in gorgeous full color. | Return to the world of Little House with this gorgeous box set, which includes hardcover, unjacketed editions of the first three novels. | The first book in the award-winning series, which has captivated generations of readers. |
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The set includes: Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, Farmer Boy, On the Banks of Plum Creek, By the Shores of Silver Lake, The Long Winter, Little Town on the Prairie, These Happy Golden Years, and The First Four Years.
Little House in the Big Woods
Wolves and panthers and bears roam the deep Wisconsin woods in the late 1870's. 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. Pa hunts and traps. Ma makes her own cheese and butter. All night long, the wind howls lonesomely, but Pa plays the fiddle and sings, keeping the family safe and cozy.
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. 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.
Farmer Boy
While Laura Ingalls grows up in a little house on the western prairie, Almanzo Wilder is living on a big farm in New York State. Almanzo and his brother and sisters work at their chores from dawn to supper most days -- no matter what the weather. There is still time for fun, though, especially with the horses, which Almanzo loves more than anything.
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. The money for materials will come from their first wheat crop. Then, just before the wheat is ready to harvest, a strange glittering cloud fills the sky, blocking out the sun. Soon millions of grasshoppers cover the field and everything on the farm. In a week's time, there is no wheat crop left at all.
By the Shores of Silver Lake
Pa Ingalls heads west to the unsettled wilderness of the Dakota Territory. When Ma, Mary, Laura, Carrie, and baby Grace join him, they become the first settlers in the town of De Smet. And Pa begins work on the first building in what will soon be a brand-new town on the shores of Silver Lake.
The Long Winter
The first terrible storm comes to the barren prairie in October. Then it snows almost without stopping until April. Snow has reached the rooftops, and no trains can get through with food or coal. The people of De Smet are starving, including Laura's family, who wonder how they're going to make it through this terrible winter. It is young Almanzo Wilder who finally understands what needs to be done. He must save the town, even if it means risking his own life.
Little Town on the Prairie
The long winter is over. With spring come socials, parties, and "Literaries." There is also work to be done. Laura spends many hours each day sewing shirts to help send Mary to a college for the blind. But in the evenings, Laura makes time for a new caller, Almanzo Wilder.
These Happy Golden Years
Laura is teaching school, and it's terrifying! Most of the students are taller than she is, and she must sleep away from home for the first time. Laura is miserable, but the money is needed to keep Mary in a college for the blind. And every Friday -- no matter what the weather -- Almanzo Wilder arrives to take Laura home to her family for the weekend. Laura and Almanzo are courting, and even though she's not yet sixteen, she knows that this is a time for new beginnings.
The First Four Years
Laura and Almanzo Wilder have just been married! Their life on a small prairie homestead begins with high hopes. But each year seems to bring unexpected disasters -- storms, sickness, fire, and unpaid debts. These first four years call for courage, strength, and a great deal of determination. Always, though, there is love, especially for the newest member of the family -- baby Rose.
About the Author
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957) was born in a log cabin in the Wisconsin woods. With her family, she pioneered throughout America’s heartland during the 1870s and 1880s, finally settling in Dakota Territory. She married Almanzo Wilder in 1885; their only daughter, Rose, was born the following year. The Wilders moved to Rocky Ridge Farm at Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894, where they established a permanent home. After years of farming, Laura wrote the first of her beloved Little House books in 1932. The nine Little House books are international classics. Her writings live on into the twenty-first century as America’s quintessential pioneer story.
Garth Williams is the renowned illustrator of almost one hundred books for children, including the beloved Stuart Little by E. B. White, Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban, and the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
He was born in 1912 in New York City but raised in England. He founded an art school near London and served with the British Red Cross Civilian Defense during World War II. Williams worked as a portrait sculptor, art director, and magazine artist before doing his first book Stuart Little, thus beginning a long and lustrous career illustrating some of the best known children's books.
In addition to illustrating works by White and Wilder, he also illustrated George Selden’s The Cricket in Times Square and its sequels (Farrar Straus Giroux). He created the character and pictures for the first book in the Frances series by Russell Hoban (HarperCollins) and the first books in the Miss Bianca series by Margery Sharp (Little, Brown). He collaborated with Margaret Wise Brown on her Little Golden Books titles Home for a Bunny and Little Fur Family, among others, and with Jack Prelutsky on two poetry collections published by Greenwillow: Ride a Purple Pelican and Beneath a Blue Umbrella. He also wrote and illustrated seven books on his own, including Baby Farm Animals (Little Golden Books) and The Rabbits’ Wedding (HarperCollins).
Product details
- Publisher : Harper Trophy; Boxed Set edition (May 30, 1994)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 2784 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0064400409
- ISBN-13 : 978-0064400404
- Reading age : 6+ years, from customers
- Grade level : 3 - 7
- Item Weight : 4.17 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.7 x 5.2 x 7.9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the author
Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in the Wisconsin woods in 1867. She wrote the Little House books based on her own experiences growing up on the Western frontier. Just like the characters in her stories, Laura and her family traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest and experienced many of the same adventures. She finally settled down in Mansfield, Missouri with her husband, Almanzo, where she lived until her death in 1957.
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These books are full of adventure, but they are also full of humanity, strength in the face of adversity, faith, life's little pleasures and treasures, and a lot of love. I find myself thinking about their life often, even when doing mundane things like eating. For example, the last time I ate a potato with sour cream I felt so grateful. For unlike the Ingalls during a time when they were literally starving, I had something to put on my potato and it was a treat and not survival food. My daughter, who is used to bountiful Christmases, was impressed with the Ingalls childrens' appreciation for little things, like only a candy cane and a pair of mittens for Christmas. For them, these two small gifts made for a wonderful Christmas. How we could all learn from their gratitude, and sense of happiness without almost any possessions, only each other.
As I write this, we are reading the 7th book, The Long Winter. We are really enjoying this one. As we snuggle together in our bed during storytime, warm and cozy, we read about the sheer suffering of the Ingalls in the endless blizzards in Dakota Territory, and feel truly blessed. Laura and her sisters' beds are so cold that they must take a hot iron each and place it under the blankets to help keep their feet warm. But through all of their adventures and hardships, they always manage to have fun, and little treats, and these books remind us of the value in austerity, and how it compels you to appreciation what you do have. They also paint a vivid portrait of what life was like back then. It is a real gift to us all that we have such eloquent, colorful and accurate accounts of a life so far removed from our own, yet not so long ago in the grand scheme of things.
The books provoke a lot of thought, especially in times when Pa remarks on how the railroad has changed society, and that "progress" was not all good. My daughter and I talked about just how far that progress went, and what we felt were good things about living in the Ingalls' time vs. our modern times. We both concluded that technology has killed many valuable aspects of family and community. At least we have books like these to remind us how it once was, and cause us to think about how we might do better in our own lives. For example, I no longer begrudge the chores quite so much when I consider the work that the Ingalls had to do each day. I feel inspired to instead see my chores, made easy by comparison thanks to technology, as something of importance. I am not just doing the dishes or washing clothes, I am taking care of the people I love.
I hope that in addition to the historical and entertainment value of these books, others are/will also be inspired to be better people, better Christians (if you so believe), better sisters, daughters, wives, husbands, etc. Not complain and whine as much, not wish for more things or waht you don't have, but love what you DO have, that true happiness is in giving, not receiving, that patience is indeed a virtue, and that we all have inner strength if only we couple it with faith and the support of those who love us and believe in us. Attitude is so important. When life gave the Ingalls' many, many lemons, they always made lemonade, and maybe they split it 6 ways but they were always grateful for that couple of sips nonetheless. Nothing was wasted either, which was yet another inspiring message for us 21st century profligates. If possible, anything that can be resurrected into something useful, ought to be. Finally, the love and care they shared was the greatest lesson to be gleaned from these literary gems. The sacrifices they made to send Mary to college would put many from the "ME" generation to shame.
In summary, these books are incredibly rich on so many levels and I highly encourage anyone to read them, and to read them to your children. In my experience, ages 7+ will be most receptive. We did skip over some of the somewhat tedious descriptions of outfits and farm equipment, etc, in some of the earlier books but we didn't encounter many of them in later books. What pleases me most about the books is watching my daughter at play, imagining she is Laura Ingalls, and seeing her embodying Laura's qualities, such as compassion, patience, fortitude, and a keen sense of justice. What more could a parent ask for, especially in an era of questionable "role models" and activities designed to further separate us from what really matters - each other. We will be very sad when we finished up the last 2 books. For this series has become like a warm, comfy blanket on a chilly winter's night.
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Reviewed in Italy on November 18, 2022
What's so great is that the books tell you how things were done in the USA right after the Civil War (the West for most of the books and the East for Farmer Boy. The Ingalls family also has lots of adventures. I can't recommend them highly enough!!!!!