Little House in the Big Woods
Front dustjacket with Sewell illustration
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| Author | Laura Ingalls Wilder |
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Helen Sewell Garth Williams (1953) |
| Country | United States |
| Series | Little House |
| Genre | Children's novel Family saga Western |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
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Publication date
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1932 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 176; 237 pp. |
| OCLC | 2365122 |
| LC Class | PZ7.W6461 Li |
| Followed by | Farmer Boy |
Little House in the Big Woods is an autobiographical children's novel written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published by Harper in 1932 (reviewed in June). It was Ingalls Wilder's first book published and it inaugurated her Little House series. The story is based on memories of her early childhood in the Big Woods near Pepin, Wisconsin, in the early 1870s.
Based on a 2007 online poll, the U.S. National Education Association named Little House in the Big Woods one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". In 2012, it was ranked number 19 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal – the first of three Little House books in the Top 100.
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was born to Caroline Ingalls and Charles Ingalls on February 7, 1867, near Pepin, Wisconsin. At that time, she had one sister, Mary Amelia Ingalls. Wilder’s actual birthplace is about seven miles (11 km) north of Pepin, and is marked by a replica cabin along the Pepin County highway CC (formerly Wisconsin 183) at the Little House Wayside (near Lund). Pepin celebrates her life every September with traditional music, craft demonstrations, a "Laura look-alike" contest, a spelling bee, and other events. Other places the Ingalls’ lived in the Little House books have also been restored and preserved for visitors.
The family actually lived in the Big Woods twice. When Laura was still a baby, the family moved to Independence, Kansas. Laura’s sister, Carrie Ingalls, was born while they lived in the Kansas Territory, and Laura saw her first Indians (Osage) at this time and how they lived. The family returned to Pepin a couple of years later. Laura and Mary went to school for the first time in Pepin rather than Walnut Grove, which is not included in Little House in the Big Woods. In 1874, the family started their journey to Walnut Grove, Minnesota, stopping for a while in Lake City, Minnesota.
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