Little House on the Prairie

Okay, it's a great American classic, I realize that. I read it for the first time in third grade because the pioneer-go-forth-and-push-westward philosophy is a central feature in the proud American mindset and heritage. But it's for that very reason that the value of the book needs to be questioned.......more

I recently read this to my young son, and he couldn't get enough. He's a kid who loves nothing more than to spend all day in the woods building forts, so perhaps it's not surprising that he took to this book. It's a marvelous adventure story that left me in awe of the sheer indefatigable competence......more

I bought the CD of this story for my 4 year old daughter and have spent many days listening to it in the car with her. This book should clearly be renamed "Pa's follies" as the entire story is about him bumbling from one misadventure to the next.... 1. Pa leads the family across a frozen lake Peppin.......more