The Long Winter
by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Author)
The wise old man warned that a big snow was coming—but who could believe it would snow from October to May?
The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as Pa, Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace bravely face the hard winter of 1880-81 in their little house in the Dakota Territory. Blizzards cover the little town with snow, cutting off all supplies from the outside. Soon there is almost no food left, so young Almanzo Wilder and a friend make a dangerous trip across the prairie to find some wheat. Finally a joyous Christmas is celebrated in a very unusual way in this most exciting of all the Little House books.
Recognition: Horn Book Fanfare (1940; Newbery Honor (1941)
The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as Pa, Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace bravely face the hard winter of 1880-81 in their little house in the Dakota Territory. Blizzards cover the little town with snow, cutting off all supplies from the outside. Soon there is almost no food left, so young Almanzo Wilder and a friend make a dangerous trip across the prairie to find some wheat. Finally a joyous Christmas is celebrated in a very unusual way in this most exciting of all the Little House books.
Recognition: Horn Book Fanfare (1940; Newbery Honor (1941)
Little House Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: Little HouseReading level: 8+
Books in series: 9
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Website: littlehousebooks.com
Tags: classic historical culture family adventure nature
Print series book list
Books in series order
1. Little House in the Big Woods (1932)2. Little House on the Prairie (1935)
3. On the Banks of Plum Creek (1937)
4. By the Shores of Silver Lake (1939)
5. The Long Winter (1940)
6. Little Town on the Prairie (1941)
7. These Happy Golden Years (1943)
8. The First Four Years (1953)
+ Farmer Boy (1933)