Little Clearing in the Woods: Little House, The Caroline Years

We are very grateful to be able to purchase a gift-quality copy of this lovely book! My young niece loves the stories by Laura Ingalls Wilder, and this series about the childhood and teen years of her mother, Caroline Lake Quiner Ingalls, is nearly as wonderful. It was advertised as 'new', and that's exactly what we received. It will be cherished!

Good book especially for anyone who enjoys the Laura Ingalls Wilder books and Laura's beloved Ma.Laura's Ma, Caroline is nothing like the person described in Laura's books. It's too bad that the Caroline Years are not being printed anymore. If a person is purchasing The Caroline Years they can be expensive. The books are getting difficult to find but can be found online.They are not available in bookstores and are not offered on tablets. Borrowing from your local library Isn't a bad idea though if they are available.

Grandchildren love these stories! They are entertaining while teaching wonderful life principles!

Exactly as described. Thanks!

Book was in good condition and a great read.

Cam in time very good condition.

I love all of the Little House on the Prairie books. The books written about the other generations of women, while not as good as the original books, still have their charm.

I love all the booksk, it puts you back in time and helps you to understand the brave pioneers than. It is great to read, a lot of fun when you have some imagination

This is the third book in the series and in my opinion, the weakest. While it’s still good, not a lot actually happens.The third book finds Caroline and her family moving from Brookfield, where they’ve been based the previous two books, to Concord in Wisconsin. A distance of approximately 27 miles, but in those days, probably a good three or more days travelling by wagon, with lots of mishaps and wolves along the way!The author’s note is the same as the previous book, and states that Laura had contacted her aunt Martha (Caroline’s oldest sister) to ask for stories about their early years, before even writing the original Little House books. And I am starting to get that feeling, that these books are a series of anecdotes, which could have been lifted from letters. There are some similarities to the original books, especially with the stories that are told.Where will we find Caroline in the next book? With an ending that I could see coming and having accidentally picked up book #4 before I realised my mistake, there is a secret that only Caroline knows about. I was hoping that soon we’ll meet Charles or see some hint of him soon - if I’m going by the TV show, they’d met roughly by about 9 or 10, but I could be remembering that wrong. I think the books will pick up for me when they meet, as my favourite Little House book is These Happy Golden Years, with Almanzo.

春の雪解けと同時に、Quiner一家はConcordの森へ引越します。大きな森の中にあるのは、切り株だらけの小さな空き地と、窓ガラスのない小さな丸太小屋。やっとの思いで植えた作物は、長い日照りとひどい嵐で、ほとんどが駄目になってしまいます。運良く、開拓地で働く労働者たちに食事を作る仕事を手に入れることができた一家でしたが、荒くれ者ぞろいの労働者たち相手の仕事は、想像以上に大変なものでした。小さくても、店の並ぶ通りのある町で育ったCaroline。でも、Concordは、ポツリポツリと開拓者の家があるだけ。今までよりも更に厳しい環境の中で、でも次第に、小さな丸太小屋がCarolineの‘家’になっていく。