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A little pioneer girl and her family spend the winter in their log cabin in the Big Woods of Wisconsin.

This beloved story of a pioneer girl and her family begins in 1871 in a log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Laura lives in the little house with her pa, her ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their dog, Jack. Pioneer life is sometimes hard for the family, but it is also exciting as they make their own homemade toys and treats, do the spring planting, bring in the harvest, and visit town. And every night Laura and her family are...

Pa Ingalls decides to sell the old house, and the family sets out for Indian Country! They travel from Wisconson to Kansas and there, finally, Pa builds their little house on the prairie. Sometimes farm life is difficult, even dangerous, but Laura and the family are kept busy and are happy with the promise of their new life on the prairie.

After an October blizzard, Laura's family moves from the claim shanty into town for the winter, a winter that an Indian has predicted will be seven months of bad weather.

"Spread the Christmas cheer with this whimsical retelling of Clement C. Moore's cherished poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas." This new edition of the classic features the text of Moore's original poem, illustrated with beautifully detailed LEGO brick scenes and characters. See the colorful stockings hung by the chimney in the fanciful brick house, and look on at the visions of dancing brick sugarplums. Turn the pages to reveal Saint Nicholas with...

A little pioneer girl and her family, living in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, make their first trip into town to visit the gerneral store.

A pioneer father tells his two small daughters why he was unable to shoot a deer for their dinner.

A little pioneer girl and her family, living in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, make their first trip into town to visit the general store.

Once upon a time, Laura, her Pa and Ma, her two sisters and their bulldog Jack set out in a covered wagon to move to the prairie. They kept going until they reached the town of Pepin. Pa traded some goods for food foe the family and horses. Then they moved on.