tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post5993294166866244433..comments2024-02-11T10:58:23.271-08:00Comments on Reading to Know: Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls WilderCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-54173919252003713912012-03-05T11:33:30.190-08:002012-03-05T11:33:30.190-08:00We've been slowly reading Little House in the ...We've been slowly reading Little House in the Big Woods for school. My boys (7 & 8) love it. My oldest has secretly been reading the whole series (can't trust that boy NOT to read a book!). I read them as a kid. Sadly I had to read library copies because the set was too expensive. One of the first Christmas gifts I asked for my daughter was the set. :)Stephanie Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976709475515458563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-34133618679051930162012-03-01T09:54:51.222-08:002012-03-01T09:54:51.222-08:00I personally think that playing ball with a pig bl...I personally think that playing ball with a pig bladder is an excellent hook for boys. As a matter of fact, I've never met a child of either gender who didn't sit up and pay attention when I was reading that part. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621801352117962891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-861806643619120722012-02-29T12:40:02.561-08:002012-02-29T12:40:02.561-08:00@Annette - I think I'm getting closer to liste...@Annette - I think I'm getting closer to listening to an ebook. Bookworm1 keeps asking to listen to Paddington in the car so we do because I have that on a cassette and he seems to like it. I'm wondering if we should start trying some others.<br /><br />@Carrie - ;D We have another family name in this book, a fact which my oldest found rather hilarious.<br /><br />@Barbara - I think if I didn't have many things to play with AND I thought playing with a pig bladder was normal, then I would. Otherwise I'd be a very. hard. sell.<br /><br />@Diary of an A - Yes, I did read that. And that was about where I stopped because I realized a.) this was not going to make a lick of sense to him and b.) I was kinda bored with the descriptions of the dresses myself.<br /><br />@Taia- Good to know and be aware of. I don't think we'll be moving on in the Little House series any time SOON. I was thinking we'd try Little House on the Prairie next year when the LIW challenge rolls around again.<br /><br />@Sky - I'm totally looking forward to reading these with Baby Girl at some point.<br /><br />@Canaid - I'm laughing at the idea of your mom wanting to name you Consuelo. <br /><br />@everyone - I think Nancy Drew makes a fine hero when you are 12-ish. Formulaic or no! ;)Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-72441686340236872462012-02-29T12:19:24.345-08:002012-02-29T12:19:24.345-08:00I loved these stories when I was a girl, although ...I loved these stories when I was a girl, although I read them in spurts as I got older. (I think you have to grow into the later books.)<br /><br />And I totally knew that's where you got your name! :) Off topic: I was named for a family friend. Probably just as well -- my mom had previously wanted to name me Consuelo.<br /><br />Also somewhat off-topic, Nancy Drew was my hero when I was younger.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964373798194372154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-29068246588363328932012-02-29T10:05:19.727-08:002012-02-29T10:05:19.727-08:00I had these books read aloud to me. They were good...I had these books read aloud to me. They were good, but I think mainly I loved being read aloud to. So, the take away is, I'm so glad you read to your kids! They will remember it! :-)<br /><br />I'm so glad you were into Nancy Drew. I loved (and still do kinda..) Nancy Drew, and I don't know WHY. So formulaic and she's completely unbelievable. I still like her though.BerlinerinPoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853762912371387793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-91770810408220758132012-02-29T09:36:39.158-08:002012-02-29T09:36:39.158-08:00I grew up reading LIW, mostly because it was about...I grew up reading LIW, mostly because it was about a country girl! I could relate to many of the things in the books, not quite the hardship of living but just having chores and living near wild places. <br />I'm going to wait a bit longer, until Z is ready to read them with us!Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446914963118461073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-63009914262110747522012-02-29T09:26:03.306-08:002012-02-29T09:26:03.306-08:00We read Farmer Boy a few months ago. I wanted to &...We read Farmer Boy a few months ago. I wanted to "test" the series with the book that's not about Mary and Laura and they were studying farms at preschool so it was appropriate. <br /><br />I would not recommend this one for your child. The fact that the big boys had beaten the previous teacher badly enough to kill him was disturbing to R. (and to me)Taianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-91132560992032857602012-02-29T08:28:49.686-08:002012-02-29T08:28:49.686-08:00Tell me you at least left in, "Pull, Ruby, pu...Tell me you at least left in, "Pull, Ruby, pull!" <br /><br />My mom read the whole series to us when we were fairly little, and I re-read them as an older kid or teen. My kids are hearing this one book at a time as well, and they like it. <br /><br />Definitely a classic.Diary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-24554835362646077472012-02-29T08:28:41.466-08:002012-02-29T08:28:41.466-08:00Tell me you at least left in, "Pull, Ruby, pu...Tell me you at least left in, "Pull, Ruby, pull!" <br /><br />My mom read the whole series to us when we were fairly little, and I re-read them as an older kid or teen. My kids are hearing this one book at a time as well, and they like it. <br /><br />Definitely a classic.Diary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-78196680636562938472012-02-29T06:46:01.918-08:002012-02-29T06:46:01.918-08:00I never made the connection with Carrie Ingalls un...I never made the connection with Carrie Ingalls until you said that! <br /><br />I was telling Annette that I so wished I had read these to my sons when they were younger. At that particular time they were in a very anti-girl stage, so I just figured they wouldn't like them because they were "girl stories." I should have tried, at least Farmer Boy. At least then when they were tempted to complain about vacuuming it would have given them some perspective. :-)<br /><br />I remember being grossed out by the pig's bladder, too. I don't think I would have ever played with one, but, I don't know -- with very little else to play with, I might have.<br /><br />I'm so glad you joined in!Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-86528819572020106862012-02-29T06:14:50.953-08:002012-02-29T06:14:50.953-08:00This is one of the books I brought with me to the ...This is one of the books I brought with me to the hospital, though I haven't started it yet.<br /><br />My mom read this series aloud to us each winter.<br /><br />I always liked the fact that my name was in these books!*carrie*https://www.blogger.com/profile/10545859613596796648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-45242087838093776642012-02-29T06:07:29.060-08:002012-02-29T06:07:29.060-08:00:) A namesake!! Sounds like BW1 asks some good q...:) A namesake!! Sounds like BW1 asks some good questions. M just listened to this in her bedroom...no discussion. :( but we have listened to it together before.Annette Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992675906662456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-12897860455093283062012-02-29T06:04:04.950-08:002012-02-29T06:04:04.950-08:00Well, Baby Carrie, huh? My sister is named after ...Well, Baby Carrie, huh? My sister is named after a book character (title?), but since I believe it to be a romance novel, I've never really investigated it. I love B1's reactions!Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttp://hopeisthewordblog.comnoreply@blogger.com