Little House in the Big Woods” is the first book of the famous autobiographical epic by the American writer Laura Ingles Wilder. Four-year-old Laura lives on the edge of the vast forests of Wisconsin with her sisters, her faithful dog Jack and her parents, the first settlers who developed the free lands of the western United States. Family life is so harsh that a child of the twenty-first century is fit to exclaim: how is it possible to endure all this? You need to work hard to get food, prepare in advance for the cold winter and beware of wild animals that roam around the house. But dad, the only man in the family, knows how to do everything: cast bullets, hunt, plow, sow and harvest, smoke meat and play the violin wonderfully. And he dearly loves his mother and his dear daughters. All housework is done by a patient and caring mother: “Wash on Monday, iron on Tuesday, darn on Wednesday, churn on Thursday, clean on Friday, bake bread on Saturday, rest on Sunday. in religious rigor, in conditions of daily work and assistance to parents. And if the Ingles family happens to receive guests or visit neighbors themselves, a strict principle applies: "Children should be seen, but not heard." Moreover, the whole story from the first to the last page is a bright, joyful memory of a happy childhood, a spacious world, loving relatives and good neighbors, rare, but bright and memorable holidays for a lifetime.
Author: Laura Ingles Wilder
Illustrations: Garth Williams
Pages: 160 (offset). Hard cover
Dimensions: 215x146x12 mm
