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author: Eileen Christelow rating: asin: 0395928621 binding: Paperback list price: $6.95 USD amazon price: $6.95 USD

When Old Betty tries to advise Ezra on how to survive the cold winter nights, Ezra rebuffs her concerns because he has his own private source of warmth.

author: Carol Ryrie Brink rating: asin: 1416940286 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

At age 11, Caddie Woodlawn is the despair of her mother and the pride of her father: a clock-fixing tomboy running wild in the woods of Wisconsin. In 1864, this is a bit much for her Boston-bred mother to bear, but Caddie and her brothers are happy with the status quo. Written in 1935 about Carol Ryrie Brink's grandmother's childhood, the adventures of Caddie and her brothers are still exciting over 60 years later.

author: Laura Ingalls Wilder rating: asin: 0064433722 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

The Little House books tell the story of a little pioneer girl and her family as they traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest. Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic books, illustrated with Garth Williams' timeless artwork, have been cherished by millions of readers ever since they were first published over sixty years ago.

author: Laura Ingalls Wilder rating: asin: 0060274778 binding: Library Binding list price: $16.89 USD amazon price: $16.89 USD

Long, long ago, a little boy named Almanzo Wilder lived on a farm in the New York countryside with his father, his mother, his big brother, Royal, and his big sisters, Eliza Jane and Alice. One special day is Almanzo's birthday. He gets to stay home from school, and even better, Father gives him a yoke for his calves, Star and Bright, and a beautiful hand-sled. Almanzo spends the morning learning how to break the calves, and then he spends the afternoon flying down the hill in his brand-new sled.

author: Gloria Houston rating: asin: 0064433749 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

Arizona was born in a log cabin her papa built. She grew into a tall girl who liked to sing, square-dance, and -- most of all -- read and dream of the faraway places she would visit one day.Arizona never did make it to those places. Instead she became a teacher, helping generations of children in the one-room schoolhouse which she herself had attended. Gloria Houston's Joyous recounting of her great-aunt Arizona's quiet yet meaningful life reminds us of the magical place a special teacher can hold in our hearts.

author: Laura Ingalls Wilder rating: asin: 0064400042 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99

The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they leave their little house on the prairie and travel in their covered wagon to Minnesota. Here they settle in a little house made of sod beside the banks of beautiful Plum Creek. Soon Pa builds a wonderful new little house with real glass windows and a hinged door. Laura and her sister Mary go to school, help with the chores, and fish in the creek. At night everyone listens to the merry music of Pa's fiddle.

author: Laura Ingalls Wilder rating: asin: 0064400018 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99

Although the Little House stories are traditionally seen as "girl" books, boys might be happily surprised if they take another peek at their sisters' shelves. Little House in the Big Woods--the first book of the series and Laura Ingalls Wilder's first children's book--is full of the thrills, chills, and spills typically associated with "boy" books. Any boy or girl who has fantasized about running off to live in the woods will find ample information in these pages to manage a Wisconsin snowstorm, a panther attack, or a wild sled ride with a pig as an uninvited guest.

author: Laura Ingalls Wilder rating: asin: 0064434974 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

Summer is here!The warm days of summer have arrived, and that means Laura gets to spend fun-filled days outdoors!The winter is finally over, and now it is summertime!