The Little House Series (9 Children's Books) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Complete Tales of Laura Ingalls, A Frontier GirlBy Laura Ingalls Wilder
Length53h 15m
About this audiobook
The Little House Series gathers nine children's books that transform the American frontier into a richly textured narrative of family, labor, migration, and resilience. Beginning with the intimate domestic world of Little House in the Big Woods and extending through prairie settlement, town life, courtship, and marriage, Wilder's prose is plain, rhythmic, and observant, shaped by oral memory and nineteenth-century realist detail. Within the context of American children's literature, the series occupies a central place as both pioneer saga and coming-of-age chronicle, though modern readers should also approach its historical assumptions critically. Laura Ingalls Wilder drew upon her own childhood and youth in Wisconsin, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, and Dakota Territory, where her family experienced the instability and promise of westward expansion. Encouraged and editorially assisted by her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, she converted autobiographical memory into carefully crafted fiction, preserving domestic skills, seasonal rhythms, and the emotional economies of frontier life. This series is recommended to readers seeking a foundational work of American childhood, historical imagination, and family narrative. It rewards young readers, adults, teachers, and scholars alike, especially those interested in how memory becomes literature and how national myths are made.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature
Length53 hrs 15 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 28, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
1299. Horse Thieves
2Introduction
13010. The Wonderful Afternoon
3Author Biography
13111. Payday
4Historical Context
13212. Wings Over Silver Lake
5Synopsis (Selection)
13313. Breaking Camp
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6The Little House Series (9 Children’s Books)
13414. The Surveyors’ House
7Little House in the Big Woods
13515. The Last Man Out
8Chapter 1. Little House in the Big Woods
13616. Winter Days
9Chapter 2. Winter Days and Winter Nights
13717. Wolves on Silver Lake
10Chapter 3. The Long Rifle
13818. Pa Finds the Homestead
11Chapter 4. Christmas
13919. Christmas Eve
12Chapter 5. Sundays
14020. The Night Before Christmas
13Chapter 6. Two Big Bears
14121. Merry Christmas
14Chapter 7. The Sugar Snow
14222. Happy Winter Days
15Chapter 8. Dance at Grandpa's
14323. On the Pilgrim Way
16Chapter 9. Going to Town
14424. The Spring Rush
17Chapter 10. Summertime
14525. Pa’s Bet
18Chapter 11. Harvest
14626. The Building Boom
19Chapter 12. The Wonderful Machine
14727. Living in Town
20Chapter 13. The Deer in the Wood
14828. Moving Day
21Farmer Boy
14929. The Shanty on the Claim
22Chapter 1. School Days
15030. Where Violets Grow
23Chapter 2. Winter Evening
15131. Mosquitoes
24Chapter 3. Winter Night
15232. Evening Shadows Fall
25Chapter 4. Surprise
153The Long Winter
26Chapter 5. Birthday
1541. Make Hay While the Sun Shines
27Chapter 6. Filling the Ice-House
1552. An Errand to Town
28Chapter 7. Saturday Night
1563. Fall of the Year
29Chapter 8. Sunday
1574. October Blizzard
30Chapter 9. Breaking the Calves
1585. After the Storm
31Chapter 10. The Turn of the Year
1596. Indian Summer
32Chapter 11. Springtime
1607. Indian Warning
33Chapter 12. Tin-Peddler
1618. Settled in Town
34Chapter 13. The Strange Dog
1629. Cap Garland
35Chapter 14. Sheep-Shearing
16310. Three Days’ Blizzard
36Chapter 15. Cold Snap
16411. Pa Goes to Volga
37Chapter 16. Independence Day
16512. Alone
38Chapter 17. Summer-Time
16613. We’ll Weather the Blast
39Chapter 18. Keeping House
16714. One Bright Day
40Chapter 19. Early Harvest
16815. No Trains
41Chapter 20. Late Harvest
16916. Fair Weather
42Chapter 21. County Fair
17017. Seed Wheat
43Chapter 22. Fall of the Year
17118. Merry Christmas
44Chapter 23. Cobbler
17219. Where There’s a Will
45Chapter 24. The Little Bobsled
17320. Antelope!
46Chapter 25. Threshing
17421. The Hard Winter
47Chapter 26. Christmas
17522. Cold and Dark
48Chapter 27. Wood-Hauling
17623. The Wheat in the Wall
49Chapter 28. Mr. Thompson’s Pocketbook
17724. Not Really Hungry
50Chapter 29. Farmer Boy
17825. Free and Independent
51Little House on the Prairie
17926. Breathing Spell
52Chapter 1. Going West
18027. For Daily Bread
53Chapter 2. Crossing the Creek
18128. Four Days’ Blizzard
54Chapter 3. Camp on the High Prairie
18229. The Last Mile
55Chapter 4. Prairie Day
18330. It Can’t Beat Us
56Chapter 5. The House on the Prairie
18431. Waiting for the Train
57Chapter 6. Moving In
18532. The Christmas Barrel
58Chapter 7. The Wolf-Pack
18633. Christmas in May
59Chapter 8. Two Stout Doors
187Little Town on the Prairie
60Chapter 9. A Fire on the Hearth
1881. Surprise
61Chapter 10. A Roof and a Floor
1892. Springtime on the Claim
62Chapter 11. Indians in the House
1903. The Necessary Cat
63Chapter 12. Fresh Water to Drink
1914. The Happy Days
64Chapter 13. Texas Longhorns
1925. Working in Town
65Chapter 14. Indian Camp
1936. The Month of Roses
66Chapter 15. Fever’n'ague
1947. Nine Dollars
67Chapter 16. Fire in the Chimney
1958. Fourth of July
68Chapter 17. Pa Goes to Town
1969. Blackbirds
69Chapter 18. The Tall Indian
19710. Mary Goes to College
70Chapter 19. Mr. Edwards Meets Santa Claus
19811. Miss Wilder Teaches School
71Chapter 20. A Scream in the Night
19912. Snug for Winter
72Chapter 21. Indian Jamboree
20013. School Days
73Chapter 22. Prairie Fire
20114. Sent Home From School
74Chapter 23. Indian War-Cry
20215. The Schoolboard’s Visit
75Chapter 24. Indians Ride Away
20316. Name Cards
76Chapter 25. Soldiers
20417. The Sociable
77Chapter 26. Going Out
20518. Literaries
78On the Banks of Plum Creek
20619. The Whirl of Gaiety
79Chapter 1. The Door in the Ground
20720. The Birthday Party
80Chapter 2. The House in the Ground
20821. The Madcap Days
81Chapter 3. Rushes and Flags
20922. Unexpected in April
82Chapter 4. Deep Water
21023. Schooltime Begins Again
83Chapter 5. Strange Animal
21124. The School Exhibition
84Chapter 6. Wreath of Roses
21225. Unexpected in December
85Chapter 7. Ox on the Roof
213These Happy Golden Years
86Chapter 8. Straw-Stack
2141. Laura Leaves Home
87Chapter 9. Grasshopper Weather
2152. First Day of School
88Chapter 10. Cattle in the Hay
2163. One Week
89Chapter 11. Runaway
2174. Sleigh Bells
90Chapter 12. The Christmas Horses
2185. A Stiff Upper Lip
91Chapter 13. A Merry Christmas
2196. Managing
92Chapter 14. Spring Freshet
2207. A Knife in the Dark
93Chapter 15. The Footbridge
2218. A Cold Ride
94Chapter 16. The Wonderful House
2229. The Superintendent’s Visit
95Chapter 17. Moving In
22310. Almanzo Says Good-By
96Chapter 18. The Old Crab and the Bloodsuckers
22411. Jingle Bells
97Chapter 19. The Fish-Trap
22512. East or West, Home Is Best
98Chapter 20. School
22613. Springtime
99Chapter 21. Nellie Oleson
22714. Holding Down a Claim
100Chapter 22. Town Party
22815. Mary Comes Home
101Chapter 23. Country Party
22916. Summer Days
102Chapter 24. Going to Church
23017. Breaking the Colts
103Chapter 25. The Glittering Cloud
23118. The Perry School
104Chapter 26. Grasshopper Eggs
23219. The Brown Poplin
105Chapter 27. Rain
23320. Nellie Oleson
106Chapter 28. The Letter
23421. Barnum and Skip
107Chapter 29. The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn
23522. Singing School
108Chapter 30. Going to Town
23623. Barnum Walks
109Chapter 31. Surprise
23724. Almanzo Goes Away
110Chapter 32. Grasshoppers Walking
23825. The Night Before Christmas
111Chapter 33. Wheels of Fire
23926. Teachers’ Examinations
112Chapter 34. Marks on the Slate
24027. School Days End
113Chapter 35. Keeping House
24128. The Cream-Colored Hat
114Chapter 36. Prairie Winter
24229. Summer Storm
115Chapter 37. The Long Blizzard
24330. Sunset on the Hill
116Chapter 38. The Day of Games
24431. Wedding Plans
117Chapter 39. The Third Day
24532. “haste to the Wedding”
118Chapter 40. The Fourth Day
24633. Little Gray Home in the West
119Chapter 41. Christmas Eve
247The First Four Years
120By the Shores of Silver Lake
248Prologue
1211. Unexpected Visitor
249The First Year
1222. Grown Up
250The Second Year
1233. Riding in the Cars
251The Third Year
1244. End of the Rails
252A Year of Grace
1255. Railroad Camp
253Analysis
1266. The Black Ponies
254Reflection
1277. The West Begins
255Memorable Quotes
1288. Silver Lake
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