12/19/17 Read with Naomi & Julia.

a short retelling of part of the books for younger readers

"The Deer in the Wood" is a cute short story about a small family who lives in a house in the big woods. This family is why you would call 'typical:' a father, a mother, two daughters, a dog, and a cat. Since this family was found to live in a different time frame then the one we live in now, hunting and gathering was a preferred way to survive.

The father in this story was going on to hunt one night, hoping for fresh deer meat so that they can have meat to eat. The moral of this story was that the father returned the next morning without any new food for his family but he had an excellent story to tale for the reason why. This story was very cute and well written.

Such beautiful illustrations of stories that I have come to absolutely love over the years. A time in this country of simpler things in life. I treasure these stories and love the picture books too.

Mommy's review from 7/29/11 -


This is our favorite My First Little House book to date. We've talked it over while thinking back to all of the stories in the series that we've read and we both love it the most.
This is about Pa going off to hunt to find meat since none had been had for quite some time. When Pa comes home with no meat and he finally tells Laura and Mary why, they not only understand but they're happy.
Pa ended up not being able to shoot the deer because she was with her fawn and she was so beautiful. So the children are actually happy to go without a type of food they love because of their love for a wild animal.

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Great picture book!

Even when the family needs meat, why did father return empty handed? Great introduction to classic Little House tales.

animal rights activists and those leaning in that direction should give this one a look. i enjoyed the art.

We frequently see deer in the woods so this is one of the first books the kids choose to read.

2017: I just re-read LH in the BW, and this incident is described near the end of the book. However, most of the hunting incidents are mentioned as a way of obtaining meat for their diet. I would like to see another of these little books in which Dad does bring home a deer and young readers would see some of the work that goes into preparing and preserving it. This would add to kids' understanding of where meat comes from and what it takes to survive without grocery stores.

A beautiful story with wonderful illustrations.

picture resource of the little house on the prairie one small chapter