Learn more about how affiliate links help our site. Mary could not sew on her nine-patch quilt, and Laura could not knit on the tiny mittens she was making for Baby Carrie.Īs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. On Sundays Mary and Laura must not run or shout or be noisy in their play. This is from the chapter entitled, Sundays.

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The grounds are maintained during the warm seasons, though the driveway is not regularly plowed in the winter. Something else that’s quite different now-a-days. The Wayside Cabin is open all year long, 24/7. Her hair was black yarn that had been knit and raveled, so that it was curly. A black pencil had made her eyebrows, and her cheeks and her mouth were red with the ink made from pokeberries. She had a face of white cloth with black button eyes. Laura received a very special present too: Little House in the Big Woods takes place in 1871 and introduces us to four-year-old Laura, who lives in a log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Pa and Uncle Peter had each a pair of new, warm mittens, knit in little squares of red and white. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of. In each stocking there was a pair of bright red mittens, and there was a long, flat stick of red-and-white-striped peppermint candy, all beautifully notched along each side. Great deals on Little House In The Big Woods In Antiquarian & Collectible Books. In the chapter entitled, Christmas, handknit presents were plentiful: The Little House book did not disappoint. I’ve always wanted to compile a list of kid’s books that are either about knitting or have a knitting reference. Those children in the 1800’s had a very different sort of life than she has now.Ī bonus when reading to Hana is finding references to knitting.

I wanted her to see that being a kid wasn’t always all about going to school, playing video games and getting dessert after supper. We just finished reading Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House in the Big Woods. Free Little House in the Big Woods study unit worksheets for teachers to print. I wanted to share all my childhood favourites and discover new ones together. I love children’s literature and while I was pregnant, I so looked forward to reading to Hana.

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