Great book! My students really enjoyed this! Especially because this book took place in Wisconsin!

It awash a good book if you like hunting.

The typical image of the pioneer hunter is given a thoughtful reworking in The Deer in the Wood. The story begins with Pa of “Little House” fame announcing that he’s going to go hunting to provide deer meat for the family’s dinner table.

What happens next is unexpected, as a reviewer on the blog Vegbooks.org notes:

n   The great thing about this story is that Pa ends up seeing the deer differently on this hunting trip, and he finds he can no longer shoot them. His hunter’s mentality shifts to one of compassion for the animals he is admiring. n

After hearing why their father has come home empty-handed, his young daughters are happy that Pa chose not to kill the deer. The little girls announce that they prefer bread and butter anyway.

The Vegbooks review continues:

n   This is a good book for vegetarian parents wanting to teach their child about having compassion for animals, and it presents a positive image in regard to boys/men not participating in hunting.n

I would second that. Pa is shown as a strong and wise man, and his attributes are not diminished by his choice not to kill. The book would also make for a nice opportunity to discuss different vegetarian foods—besides bread and butter! The final page shows a touching picture of the doe and her fawn bedding down for the night.

This is another book I remember reading at my grandma and grandpa’s house. I loved this little story and the beautiful illustrations.

My child loves these books. The illustrations are beautiful and pare wonderfully with the beloved series I grew up with. Truly a wonderful addition to our library. I look forward to collecting the rest in this series!

The little house picture books are amazing!

I will definitely be going back to the library to get more books from this series. This book made me feel so peaceful!

I don't think I read this one growing up, but I love it now--it expresses so much about Laura's character that's fully fleshed out in her later work.

This is a great introduction to the Little House in the Big Woods stories because it is just one short episode in the story. It talks of the family and the things that the family does to stay warm and fed in the winter. Pa goes out to hunt a deer but comes back empty-handed. He explains to the girls why he doesn’t have a deer to eat. The pictures are lovely, but this story could easily be read when the pictures can’t be seen.

I love Laura Ingalls stories. I love the illustrations, too. Glad they're done in the style of the original Little House books.

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it's a good book for all children in the world