I love reading these as an adult, with my kids. It's so important for them to know how America became the country we know of today. Brings up lots of discussions on tricky issues, and that's always a good thing.

When I was about eight or nine I started reading this series, borrowing from my local library. I didn't finish the entire series, but I read quite a few. I liked the way it transported to such an unfamiliar place and time. I was quite drawn to the idea of being self-sufficient, of building a house from scratch, of growing your own food. I found many of the remarks about the 'indians' (Native Americans) rather jarring, though I understood that these were the views of the time.

On this reread all of that still applies. I think now I perhaps have a better grasp on the dangers they faced, the wolves, a panther, Malaria etc. I still find the racial attitudes uncomfortable of course, though I would never want them to be removed from the book. It is important to be reminded that this was the way many people saw things.

I'm torn as to whether I actually like Laura! Perhaps that's a little harsh, but I'm not sure how much of the appeal is her, and how much is the fascinating environment they are in. I think I grew more fond of her as the books went on.

I have been reminded that while these books never made it into my collection of absolute favourites, I did really enjoy them, and wouldn't mind reading the series in its entirety at some point. I can't remember if I stopped because I grew bored, if I discovered another set of books I loved more, or if maybe I read everything my library had on offer. Whatever the reason, I think I'll be revisiting them soon.

I was introduced to the Little House books in the 4th grade. I immediately fell in love with the adventures of the Ingalls family. I have read them several other times over the years. I love how we get a picture of what life on the frontier was like for a young girl observing those around her. It was a much simpler life as far as no electronics, etc., but for them it was a tough life as they faced more and more obstacles each day. Wilder gives us her fictionalized memories of growing up on the frontier.

I have a pet peeve about the new looking at this series with today's politically correct eyes. Wilder was writing with the mindset of the time she was living in. They were living through this time and that heavily affected the way they felt. You read a book by a Native American of that time and your going to get a totally different view point. That is how you get a full picture of the history of that time.

Wilder recorded for us a picture of that time in a very simplistic way. I am so grateful that I was allowed to read and enjoy them. I hope to be able to read and enjoy them with my grandsons as they get older and hope that they will spark an interest in them to find out more about history, the treatment of Native Americans, etc. These books are a wonderful spark to light that fire in them.

Loved every moment of this! Little House on the Prairie has got to be the sweetest story ever told! Full review to come.

This series is a series in which I have read all the books over and over and over again. Told through Laura’s eyes, and fading memories as she was well into her sixties when she started writing them, we get a good idea of life on the American frontier in the second half of the 1800s. Laura gives us plenty of detail about their everyday life in fictional form, making it both interesting and educational. Lives was so different then with no local store to pop into, and even if there was one within a few days drive, then things were not always in stock. People had to make do with what they grew or made themselves. No greed allowed, imagine a child of today being presented with a shiny tin cup, a sugar lolly and a small coin as their only gifts for Christmas – there would be tantrums galore! Laura and her sister were overjoyed. The family had to deal with a pack of wolves howling around, malaria attach when the whole family nearly dies, and local Indian folk wanting to kill all the white settlers invading their land. Reading LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, and the rest of the series, always manages to leave me in awe at what the Ingalls, and the other pioneers, dealt with on a daily basis, not just in America – but in other countries around the world – and makes me really appreciate just what we have today

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این کتابو سه چهار سال پیش شروع کردم تا اواسطش خوندم اما حتی واسه اون سنم هم حوصله‌بر بود و ولش کردم.نمیدونم شاید اگه یه وقت دیگه‌ای میخوندمش حوصله میکردم تا تهش بخونم اما فکر نکنم.در کل فکر کنم از خاطرات خود نویسنده تو دوران بچگیش بود و کل چیزی که ازش یادم میاد این بود که یه خانواده تو یه خونه‌ی کوچیک وسط جنگل زندگی میکردن و از گرگ‌های جنگل میترسیدن•-•

When I was a child, we used to watch the tv series an episode at the time. Every day after school we got to see 1 episode. I never read the books only book 1 a few months back, but I have to say I liked book 2 more. The book is a realistic view of the time being. I could not put it down when I started it. This time I had the idea it could also be for grown ups. Up to book 3.



This book is in the 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up challenge I am doing.

In comparison to the first book in the series, I found this one to be a lot more interesting, and a lot more seemed to happen. The book begins with the family leaving all that the view, packing up and moving in order to build themselves a home. It was wonderful how Ingalls wilder described how they went about doing this from scratch.

I had to smile when I read about Pa building himself a rocking chair because he considered that to be a restful weekend. My idea of a restful weekend is staying in pjs whilst laying about on the bed or sofa with snacks and books close by. I sound very lazy in comparison to Pa.

The prejudice is obviously very apparent from the outset in these books, and I understand it was the attitudes of the time, but if I were reading these to children, I think some explaining would need to be done throughout. These books are valuable history lessons, and full of descriptions of food, especially salted pork, which I absolutely love.

I'm looking forward to continuing with this wonderful series!

I read Laura Ingalls Widner’s books, Little House on the Prairie being the first and best. I watched the TV all 3rd Grade year. We went to Williamsburg, and I got a cap like Laura’s. I wanted to be Little Pint and live as she did with her family. It all was so captivating, wonderful, and interesting to live the way her family did. Nothing stopped them, they were always there for each other. So, best book from my childhood that I loved. I will re-Read it as a Classic, but understand much of the stories may depict different races and cultures in an unflattering way. Certainly, interesting to notice how history and stories I read in the 1970’a might not be sensitive to other cultures.

The thing that blew my mind with this one was building all the stuff - a home out of nothing and then  just leaving it. Wow that would be so hard - but from the child point of view it was just so matter of fact.  Also, Caroline Ingallls is a saint :)

I let my daughter rate this one after finishing it. :)
Good memories in the making, reading to my kiddos!

I give this book five stars with a huge caveat - it should not be read by a child without adult guidance and discussion, and is probably most appropriate for children ages 8 and up. There is a lot of blatant racism in this story, as well as a lot of more subtle language problems. It is clear to me that Laura, writing as an adult, understood the problems with what her family was doing at the time - moving into Indian Territory - and that she to some extent understood the perspective of the Indians. But she was also a product of her times and that is reflected in her language. All of that being said, this book has been a tremendous tool in our family to discuss racism. Laura questions her parents a lot in a way that makes sense to kids, "Why do we live in Indian Territory if you don't like Indians?...Why does the government keep making the Indians move? Won't that make them angry?"

The Native Americans in this book behave in a way that does not make sense to Laura and her family which led to a lot of discussion in our house about cultural conventions and cultural differences. For example, many of the Indians simply walked right into the Ingalls' home. Some Indians were also rude and clearly trying to be intimidating. Others were kind in spite of all the problems with the Ingalls living there. We talked about how that was how it is with people everywhere. Ma is blatantly prejudiced against Indians. Pa makes several comments that make me cringe, but overall he had a pretty progressive view for the time. All of these were big catalysts for discussion when we read the book aloud.

I did do some editing while I was reading. This was our evening read-aloud which my four and a half year old was often present for. She wasn't really old enough to get all of this, and I don't recommend this book for her age group. I did some editing for her and my sensitive seven-year-old (the Ingalls have a neighbor who likes to say, "The only good Indian is a dead Indian" and that was just too much for them). My nine-year-old and I had a lot of great discussions about this book (sometimes after the other two went to bed) and I think she really gets it. I think it was very eye-opening to her to see characters she likes and is attached to - like Caroline - have such blatant flaws. I also think it was eye-opening to her herself - I have heard a few comments and questions from her about Native Americans that had disturbed me, and after reading this she was clearly outraged on their behalf and has become interested in learning more about Native American history and culture.

To me, this is like the elementary school Huck Finn.