The Home Ranch

I am working through this series in audio with the Cameron Bierlie recordings. I really wanted to skip this one and get on to New England with Mary Emma and Company but once I adjusted my attitude I loved hearing about Ralph's summer at the home ranch. These are expertly told stories. Virtue is illu......more

I just finished reading this book to the boys (8 and 6). As a read-aloud I really can't say enough about this series. First and foremost, these are true stories, a fact that really seems to resonate with my boys. Second, Ralph Moody lives according to a moral code that is impeccable. Moody or "Littl......more

This was a fun listen! My husband and I did it together whenever we had longer car rides. We laughed quite a bit, enjoyed discussing some of the life lessons Ralph learned, and sharing the sentimental moments together. This really was a fun story, but it’s not a favorite of the series for two overly......more

This is the third book, but chronologically it takes place about 3/4 through the 2nd book. I thought it odd, while reading the second book, that his summer working for Batchlett only took a chapter. I was right, it took a whole book. :). We really enjoyed the lessons he learned; I like to think of o......more

This was one of those truly excellent books. Like its predecessors, the writing within it was incredible and the plot, though the story of a life (a genre which I often don't enjoy all that much), was completely intriguing. It must be said, though, that Ralph Moody had a life that was a bit more eve......more