Winter on the Farm, adapted from Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder, c. 1996. Part of the Little House Picture Book series. Wonderful illustrations by Jody Wheeler and Renee Graef, in the style of Garth Williams (and with his permission) make these books very special.

Kudos to whomever created the Little House Picture Books for the youngest set of Little House fans. The stories are faithful to the original and the full-page, full-color illustrations help children picture the pioneer lives of Laura Ingalls, her family, and Almanzo Wilder, her future husband.

In Winter on the Farm, young Almanzo helps his family with chores around the farm, enjoys a hearty supper, and spends a cozy evening with his family around the stove, eating apples and popcorn.

Winter on the Farm is part one of three books featuring Almanzo. In County Fair, Almanzo and his family travel to the fair, bringing their contributions of pickles and jellies and sewing. Almanzo's huge pumpkin was sent on ahead because it was too big to fit in the buggy, and he can't wait to see if it wins a prize. In book three, A Farmer Boy Birthday, Almanzo gets to stay home from school on his birthday and gets a wonderful surprise from his father. Other events make his birthday a very special day.

"My First Little House Books" is a series that is comprised of at least 24 outstanding picture books adapted from Wilder's writings that your youngest readers, ages 3-6 years, will love.

Winter on the Farm (My First Little House Books #4) by Laura Ingalls Wilder – If you love the Little House books, these picture books are a sweet intro for little readers! Happy Reading!

Love this story and the beautiful illustrations. This book tells us of what Winter is like on the farm and what Almanzo does to help out in the barn. Love this one!

These "My First Little House Books" are perfect to introduce young readers to Laura Ingallas Wilder! All of these books are wonderful and the illustrations are great!

This one is about Almanzo he takes the reader through a day on the life of a farm boy during the winter.

Almanzo eating to his heart's content will always be iconic.

With warm illustrations and simple, pleasant text--this is not a bad book. As a vegetarian, though, it didn't work out well with the focus being on milking cows and eating pigs. I won't be sharing this with my animal-loving son.

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a short retelling of part of the books for younger readers

Artwork by Jody Wheeler (in the style of Garth Williams) enhances these short episodes taken from the Little House books proper, this time taking a look at young Almanzo on the family farm in New York.

It crazy when tou compare and contrast Almanzo and Laura's lives.

Notes:
All the books in this series are beautiful.
Great intro to pioneer life, but may not connect to preschoolers with no frame of reference.
Son read them after he first learned to read.
Excerpted from Wilder's actual books.

Much to my delight, my boys who are five and two absolutely love these books! The "My First Little House" series takes stories out of the original little house books and illustrates them beautifully. My boys love to point out each family member and my five year old asks lots of questions. These books have become a wonderful way to introduce history and "the simple life" to my little ones. These books have great family values. :)