Little House on the Prairie is the second book in Laura Ingles Wilder's famous autobiographical epic. The Wilders have to endure a dangerous crossing over a stormy river, a fire on the prairie and a terrible fever that almost killed the whole family. And the neighborhood with the Indians becomes more and more dangerous over time: they can suddenly enter the house in the absence of dad, scare mom and girls and take all the food and animal skins that dad got on the hunt. But dad, as in the first book, is still the main person in the family, a master of all trades (to build a house, to dig a well, and to play the violin), who tenderly loves his daughters and his faithful wife. He re-equips the life of the family from scratch. And dad is also very brave: he emerges victorious in the confrontation with the cougar. Mom endures all the hardships of life with amazing patience and calmness, be it a long road in a van and an unsettled life in a new place. On the way, she heats an iron on a fire and irons her daughters' dresses on the seat of the van, and in the house freshly rebuilt by her father, she puts a porcelain shepherdess on the mantelpiece - a symbol of family well-being and comfort. Thanks to the amazing artistic memory of the writer, her attention to people and things, the book is easy to read, with keen interest, and the reader of 10-12 years old has a natural desire to compare his own childhood with that of Laura.
Author: Laura Ingles Wilder
Illustrations: Garth Williams
Pages: 240 (offset). Hard cover
Dimensions: 211x146x20 mm
