I love Timeless Thursdays and not just because it is almost Friday. I love revisiting these books that I read when I was younger and that children or teens are still reading today. And how about this series that I thought about while perusing the shelves of the local library? Timeless Thursday is talking Little House on the Prairie books by Laura Ingalls Wilder pictured here.
Of course, when I was little, Laura Ingalls Wilder was actually Melissa Gilbert, and Pa was Michael Landon. I couldn’t wait to tune into the television show and see what Mary, Carrie, Albert, Laura, Ma and Pa were doing. I even wanted to see Nellie and mean old Mrs. Olsen. Oh, I loved that show.
Then I discovered the books, and there are so many of them. Here are the titles of the Little House on the Prairie series:
Little House in the Big Woods
Farmer Boy
Little House on the Prairie
On the Banks of Plum Creek
Old Town in the Green Groves
By the Shores of Silver Lake
The Long Winter
Little Town on the Prairie
These Happy Golden Years
The First Four Years
And a website where you can find fun and games and notes for teachers about Little House books.
What makes us love these books so much? I’ve decided it has to be the characters. We love the Ingalls and the people they come into contact with. We love hearing how they struggle, celebrate, survive, and live as a family. These are character-driven novels, and they are some of the best for kids–especially if you want them to learn about this period in history.
Do you have a favorite Little House book? If so, please share with us and tell us why.
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