The winds are blowing and the days are getting shorter. The noontime sun is warm, but a warm blanket sure feels good in the evening. Little House in the Big Woods begins with the Ingalls family getting ready for winter. The smell of hickory wafts through your imagination as you read about the makeshift smokehouse Pa builds. The colors of autumn are brilliant in your mind while you read about the colorful harvest the Ingalls bring in. The log cabin is cozy and comfortable.
But this isn't the whole book--this is the first chapter. The Big Woods is serially the first of the autobiographical novels by Laura Ingalls Wilder. She is undoubtedly one of my favorite authors, introduced to me by my sister, and her stories, while taking place over one hundred years ago, are just as vivid today. Garth William's drawings are now synonymous with the Little House series.
Why we like this book: I love fall, and this book, along with all the other Little House books, not only "bring the past to life," these books are written in an understandable way that one can visualize many of the details of life as a pioneers. It also makes me feel really, incredibly lazy. In a good way. :) This will definitely not be the only post about Little House books.
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