Synopses & Reviews
These celebrated and bestselling picture books, adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilders beloved Little House adventures, are now available in 8 x 8 paperback editions. In Christmas in the Big Woods, Laura and Mary enjoy a Christmas to remember when their cousins come to visit and Laura receives a very special gift. In The Deer in the Woods, Pa sets out on a hunting journey and upon his return shares a touching story with Laura and Mary. Full-color artwork by Little House artist Renee Graef, inspired by Garth Williams classic illustrations, brings Laura and her family lovingly to life. The two previous My First Little House paperback editions, Winter Days in the Big Woods and Dance at Grandpas, will also be available this season in this new paperback format.
About the Author
Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in 1867 in the log cabin described in
Little House in the Big Woods. She and her family traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest. Later, Laura and her husband, Almanzo Wilder, made their own covered-wagon trip with their daughter, Rose, to Mansfield, Missouri. There, believing in the importance of knowing where you began in order to appreciate how far you've come, Laura wrote about her childhood growing up on the American frontier. For millions of readers Laura lives on forever as the little pioneer girl in the beloved Little House books.
Renée Graef received her bachelor's degree in art from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She is the illustrator of numerous titles in the Little House publishing program, as well as Rodgers and Hammerstein's My Favorite Things and E.T.A Hoffman's The Nutcracker, adapted by Janet Schulman. She lives in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, with her husband and two children.