A Little House Birthday (Little House Picture Book)

By Laura Ingalls Wilder

Book Overview

Long, long ago, a little girl named Laura Ingalls lived in a little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin with her Pa, her Ma, her sister, Mary and Carrie, and their good old bulldog, Jack. One special day, Pa explained that it was Laura's birthday, and she was five years old There were presents and cakes from the whole family, and that night Laura fell asleep to the lively music of Pa's fiddle singing in the moonlight. Join the Ingalls family as they celebrate little Laura's fifth birthday in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. There are special presents from everyone, and that night Laura falls asleep to the merry music of Pa's fiddle. Renee Graef's enchanting full-color illustrations, inspired by Garth Williams's classic artwork, bring Laura and her family lovingly to life in our tenth My First Little House Book, adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved storybooks. It's a Little House birthday to remember

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060259280
• ISBN13: 9780060259280
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.5" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

"slow Sundays"

Just a heads up - before any birthday is celebrated there are 5 pages of the family getting ready for Sunday, then sitting quietly all Sunday long. Except when Laura can't take it anymore and tries to play, then gets told to sit quietly where she then cries.Weird. I like all of the other books we've had in this series so that was kind of a surprise.

Beginner "Little House" books

Though there is nothing like the "big" Little House books, these soft books with beautiful pictures are a wonderful introduction to the series for toddlers. I bought this for an almost 3 year old and her mother said she was mesmerized and asked her to "read it again" as she got to the last page, something she hadn't done before, had preferred to get another book. My 4.5 year old grandson was enchanted with the 'farmer boy' book (can't remember the title) and the barn animals. Do not hesitate, buy as many of these books as you can!

My 4 year old daughter loves this series!

The "My First Little House" books are fabulous! I started buying them for my daughter when she was 3, and she's almost 4 1/2 and still loves reading them. We have quite a few of these books now and I would eventually like to purchase the entire series. It was also a coincidence that we started reading them when we were on vacation in Wisconsin, so my daughter thought it was neat that Laura and Mary lived there and she was there too! One funny thing (depending on your sense of humor) - I was explaining to my daughter that Laura and Mary lived a long time ago, so of course her next question was, "Are they dead now?" and this was a frequent topic of conversation for a while when we were reading the books! Not in a bad or morbid way, she was just curious. And we gave one of these books to my daughter's school class a a gift, and apparently one of the children in her class also commented on this! Just thought I'd mention it...

Good Book

I would have recommand this to every kids, it is excellent book to teach true history that is written by woman who lives in 1800s.

Grandma's Review

I bought this book for my grandaughter's 5th birthday as this book is about Laura's 5th birthday. The illustrations are really wonderful. We went to Walnut Grove, MN last summer and I had bought one of the other books from this series. Easy reading and not long (fewer words) for younger children.

My Daughter Loved It

I gave this book to my 3 yr old for her birthday and she really liked it. She has virtually all the First books. She loves the drawings and I like the no playing on Sunday part, my daughter and I have a discussion everytime we read. I highly recommend this and other First Little House Books for little ones.