Some books are just better than others.

When a book is this good, I’m compelled to make a whole podcast episode about it.

The Long Winter is the sixth book in the Little House on the Prairie series. It was first published in 1940, and is an autobiographical novel based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s experience in Dakota Territory during the severe winter of 1880-1881, when she was 14 years old. 

This book is, I think, one of the best children’s novels ever written. And I think it gets short shrift in the series.

(Oooh! Such claims!)

Well. Even if you haven’t read the rest of the Little House books, I think you want to read this one. (But you probably want to read them all, honestly.)

Allow me a chance to convince you in this brand new episode of the Read-Aloud Revival® podcast.

In this episode, you’ll hear: 

  • What makes Laura Ingalls Wilder’s writing so uniquely masterful
  • Why re-reading these books will uncover new layers (of the story, and also of you)
  • How to handle troubling or problematic content in books (and yes, there is some here)

Books and Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Rickshaw Girl
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
Little House (9 Volume Set)
You Bring the Distant Near
The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction
Home Is In Between

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