![]() Read by Cherry Jones and accompanied by Paul Woodiel on the fiddle. An excellent book to read curled up under a blanket with a cup of cocoa. Wholesomely inspirational and heartwarming. Their love plays out so slowly compared to many teen books that it has time to bloom and blossom. I appreciate that he remains as a background character. (The first time since Farmer Boy.) Laura (in the story) admires him first for his horses, then for his kindness and then for his bravery as he hitches up his team of horses to make a run for fuel for the entire town. We are introduced to Almanzo as an adult. Every tiniest thing glittered rosy toward the sun and pale blue toward the sky, and all along every blade of grass ran rainbow sparkles. Then the sun peeped over the edge of the prairie and the whole world glittered. Their fuel runs out, their food consists of scraps, and Pa can no longer play the fiddle for his hands are stiff with cold.Įven in her toughest year, faced with bitter cold and starvation, Laura still conveys the beauty of the prairie. Snow soon piles over their windows and the bitter cold ensures that they cannot leave their houses. This was one of the harshest winters they would ever face. ![]() ![]() The whole family moves into town to weather the winter of 1800-1801 - and it's good thing they do. I would have died ten times over if I lived during Laura's time ![]()
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