Little House 5-Book Collection: Little House in the Big Woods, Farmer Boy, Little House on the Prairie, On the Banks of Plum Creek, By the Shores of Silver Lake

The pictures are so beautifully done and the story is just the same as it always has been. My mom used to read these to me when I was little and now I read them to my kids! They love the pictures just as much as I do. The box itself is sturdy and beautiful as well. I also got this for my 6yo to start reading as she has zoomed through every child's book with ease. My 8yo struggles with reading and he is slower about it. So if you're getting these for your kids to read - remember that these books were in different times and you may not remember the WORDS and SLANG used about people during these times. There was only a few words and slangs used in the first book that I wasn't prepared for. So educate your kids for sure before allowing them to read or before reading to them. Mentally this would be better for a maybe 10 year old or up. Otherwise I think it could be a good book for any avid child reader 6 and up. If your child can read and only struggle on more advanced words - let them read! We got through the first book with a chapter every night or two within a month. Excited to start book 2. Keep on reading!

Glossy pages, full color pictures, wonderful historical stories. Love!

I ordered this box set for my little boy(yes it's not just for girls) for Christmas. We had been reading my books, which I recieved for Christmas back when I was eight. He loved the stories. He is very imaginative and spent weeks hunting panthers, just like Pa. His only complaint about the books was that the pictures were not in color. Also, because the my books were old and well used (read starting to fall apart) and they were a gift from my grandmother, I wouldn't let him read them without me. He really wanted his own set to read on his own. I was only going to get the first two books(Little House in the Big Woods, and Little House on the Prarie) for him. They have larger print and more pictures, the others are a little above his reading level with smaller print, more pages and fewer pictures. But when I found this set with color pictures I knew I had to get it. These books were the only thing he asked for at Christmas. After he opened them, we didn't see him the rest of the day, he was off with his books. The pictures are beautiful and he loves the color. Also the pages are much higher quality. A slick, thicker paper. More like what you would find in a quality hardback picture book than a child's chapter book. These books, especially the first two are great to read out loud to younger readers. My son is in 1st grade, but even his little sister who is 4 enjoys listening to these stories and they hold her attention. Also for a beginning reader these books are great. They are challenging but not to complex for kids to sound out. I would say the first two are about a 2nd - 3rd grade level and the others a 3rd-5th grade. If you buy these you won't reget it.

Attractive books. I used to read from these to my 5th graders at school. I bought this set for my 4th grade granddaughter to inspire her to read. So far, she still prefers her iPad. These stories are timeless, and each successive book is more interesting and better written than the one before it.

I bought this set for my granddaughter (10 1/2), as a way to introduce her to recent American history in a relatable context. WIlder's memoirs are a late frontier classic and were an immediate hit with my granddaughter. She is working her way through them now (a great summer vacation time filler), and reports on her progress to me regularly. The set is printed on quality paper, well bound for paperbacks (something I generally avoid), and the illustrations are beautifully, and sprinkled liberally throughout each volume. The slipcase fits snugly, which helps to keep the individual volumes in good condition. An overall excellent value and an important read.

I never watched Little House on the Prairie when it first aired, but I’ve recently started watching it. It made me long to read the books again, so I started with this 5-book series. Now I read the books when I was a girl nearly 60 years ago and I remembered most of the books. I know I read On the Shore of Silver Lake back then, but I don’t remember it at all. It was all a fairly quick read and I will continue on in the series, but having this 5-book volume was quite a savings from buying the books individually.

I have always enjoyed the 70’s series and loved reading the books. Now to find the rest of the books for my kindle

I read this series to my children and am beyond thrilled that my daughter is reading it to her boys: ages 3 and 5. They love it. The story is instructive, interesting and the life of a pioneer family is very compelling in this heavy tech age. My grand boys love to work and they love to read about danger and adventure and hard, enjoyable labor. This classic will delight every age - kids, parents and grandparents. It is an autobiographical story that encourages, stimulates the imagination and brings you close to what life on the solitary prairie was like. The illustrations are wonderful and sweet. A winner!!!

The wonderful reminiscences of Laura Ingalls Wilder of her childhood with her family in Wisconsin, Kansas and Minnesota. Beautiful set. Shame it was a little damaged when I received it Perhaps a little too advanced for little Miss 6 year old, but she's engaged with it.

Excelente producto

Forget the saccharine sweet tv series, this is a child’s diary of what it was really like for a dirt poor frontier family. These books stand accused if racism for “negative attitudes to coloured and Native American people.” This series takes place in the mid 1800’s, in England, Victoria is on the throne and the British Empire is at the height of its power. In one of the most turbulent times in American and world history, this is a family struggling to survive. In their time coloured people are “freed slaves” and the only stories they have heard of native Americans is of uprisings and Indian massacres in the newspapers. The first time they actually see Indians Laura’s dad is away., there are 2 of them, they knock at their door, Laura’s mum is terrified, she is convinced she and her daughters are about to be slaughtered, or worse. She opens the door, they manage to indicate they want food and water, she has little food but gives as much as she can, hoping they will be appeased. They eat and drink-ravenously, like they are starving- then go away. Laura’s mother gives thanks for her deliverance. Later they see many Indians pass, looking exhausted and sad, they don’t know at the time, but they are being moved to the reservations. Much later they get to hear the war drums. Having had to move, it happens a lot! They have (accidentally,) wandered onto reservation land, they are evicted by the government, before the next Indian war begins. Later still Laura’ father, now defeated by another disaster and working as a labourer on the railroad is warned by a passing Indian, that a “winter harder than any in living memory is coming. He believes him and moves to town and almost bankrupting himself laying in stores. Ther follows a winter of biblical proportions. Infrastructure collapses across America. Laura’s family survive, just! But wouldn’t without Laura’s husband one-day, stepping in with epic heroism. Don’t judge Laura and her family by our standards, their own standards are high enough. Judge them as time was then. This isn’t about racism or politics, it’s an inspirational series of true stories about love and family. History unfolds around them and they react as best they can, trying to be the best people they can. It shows what can be survived by sticking together as a family and never giving up.

My son is reading this delightful series of pioneer life to my granddaughter. She is really enjoying the books and the illustrations.