by: Laura Ingalls Wilder
My First Little House Book

This picture book adaption of the Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House in the Big Woods tells the story of the Ingalls' adventures with sugar snow. A late snow helps the trees make more sap for maple syrup, and maple syrup means sweet sugar cakes and sticky fingers for Laura! Doris Ettlinger's illustrations, inspired by Garth Williams's artwork, perfectly capture Laura and her family in this My First Little House Book.

REVIEW
I love this series of books because it introduces an even younger age group to my all time favorite author/book series Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie. The stories are simple. This story depicts a scene taken from Mrs. Wilder's Little House in the Big Woods book. We have loads of fun reading this book and then, on snow bound days, making the maple sugar candies they make with the snow in the book.

The My First Little House book stories are short enough to introduce even the youngest readers to a most beloved classic series as well as entertain the reader with a story about days gone by.

The illustrations in these books are warm and colorful and while not done by Garth Williams they are reminiscent of his signature illustrations in the chapter books.

My boys have enjoyed reading these My First Little House books over and over -- first by me then independently! They were a great introduction into the longer chapter books. Like many picture books they are appropriate for very young children (2 years +) but entertaining for children of all ages because of their pretty pictures and sweet stories.