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The Long Winter: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House, 6) Paperback – April 8, 2008

by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Author), Garth Williams (Illustrator)
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The sixth book in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s treasured Little House series, and the recipient of a Newbery Honor. This edition features the classic black-and-white artwork from Garth Williams. 

The fledgling town of De Smet in the Dakota Territory is hit hard by the brutal winter of 1880-1881. Laura, Pa, Ma, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace face the winter as best they can, but soon, blizzards have covered the town in snow that piles up to the rooftops, cutting the town off from supplies and trade. Food stores begin to run dangerously low. To save the town from starvation, young Almanzo Wilder and a friend brave the conditions, set off across the prairie in search of wheat, and return victorious. The town is saved, and the townspeople share in an unusual, but joyful, Christmas celebration.

The nine books in the timeless Little House series tell the story of Laura’s real childhood as an American pioneer, and are cherished by readers of all generations. They offer a unique glimpse into life on the American frontier, and tell the heartwarming, unforgettable story of a loving family.

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    7 - 11 years, from customers
  2. Book 6 of 9
    Little House on the Prairie
  3. Print length
    352 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    4 - 7
  6. Lexile measure
    790L
  7. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.75 x 8 inches
  8. Publisher
    HarperCollins
  9. Publication date
    April 8, 2008
  10. ISBN-10
    0064400069
  11. ISBN-13
    978-0064400060
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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.

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Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957) was born in a log cabin in the Wisconsin woods. With her family, she pioneered throughout America’s heartland during the 1870s and 1880s, finally settling in Dakota Territory. She married Almanzo Wilder in 1885; their only daughter, Rose, was born the following year. The Wilders moved to Rocky Ridge Farm at Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894, where they established a permanent home. After years of farming, Laura wrote the first of her beloved Little House books in 1932. The nine Little House books are international classics. Her writings live on into the twenty-first century as America’s quintessential pioneer story.



Garth Williams is the renowned illustrator of almost one hundred books for children, including the beloved Stuart Little by E. B. White, Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban, and the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

He was born in 1912 in New York City but raised in England. He founded an art school near London and served with the British Red Cross Civilian Defense during World War II. Williams worked as a portrait sculptor, art director, and magazine artist before doing his first book Stuart Little, thus beginning a long and lustrous career illustrating some of the best known children's books.

In addition to illustrating works by White and Wilder, he also illustrated George Selden’s The Cricket in Times Square and its sequels (Farrar Straus Giroux). He created the character and pictures for the first book in the Frances series by Russell Hoban (HarperCollins) and the first books in the Miss Bianca series by Margery Sharp (Little, Brown). He collaborated with Margaret Wise Brown on her Little Golden Books titles Home for a Bunny and Little Fur Family, among others, and with Jack Prelutsky on two poetry collections published by Greenwillow: Ride a Purple Pelican and Beneath a Blue Umbrella. He also wrote and illustrated seven books on his own, including Baby Farm Animals (Little Golden Books) and The Rabbits’ Wedding (HarperCollins).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins (April 8, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0064400069
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0064400060
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 11 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 790L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.75 x 8 inches
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Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in the Wisconsin woods in 1867. She wrote the Little House books based on her own experiences growing up on the Western frontier. Just like the characters in her stories, Laura and her family traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest and experienced many of the same adventures. She finally settled down in Mansfield, Missouri with her husband, Almanzo, where she lived until her death in 1957.

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Scotchguard
5.0 out of 5 stars Good for teaching history
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2023
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This book is a replacement for a copy I've had for decades. It finally fell apart. I initially worried that it might have been shortened or illustrations might have been left out, but it turned out to be the same as the old version, except for the cover. The words and illustrations are the same. When I read these books as a young person, I was learning about the way of life of homesteaders in the late 1800s. As an older person, I've looked at them more in terms of the historical context. The Homestead Act, the Pacific Railroad Act, and the Dakota Wars all impacted the Ingalls family. Through the account in the book we get an "up-close-and-personal" view. Years ago I didn't really understand how deeply the Ingalls family were suffering from malnutrition during that winter and how at risk their lives really were. I'm currently using the series to teach American history to teenagers in Uganda, who have never experienced snow or even freezing temperatures. When we reach this book, I'm sure it will have a big impact.
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Anne
5.0 out of 5 stars Actually a great story!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2024
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Have never read this series before...I became interested in this book after I read about the "childrens blizzard" of 1888. Same type of snowstorms/ freezing temperatures, food shortages...awful!! We are blessed to not have to go thru one. I cant imagine!! Ingalls is a great writer!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Over 50 years of reading, and still...
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2022
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Reading this series of books as a child brought much joy. Reading them annually brings peace and returns that joy, along with the admiration of the hard lives well lived that they represent.
Life is hard and cruel at times for all fortunate enough to live it. The toughness and satisfaction of hard work, respect and love of family, duty and honor of the lives shared in these books demonstrate well that riches are not needed to live a rich full life.
Rather, optimism, grace, and the firm foundation of faith these books give shows the true beauty of lives truly well lived.
I deeply appreciate seeing the good and the bad, with the gifts that come through both.
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Pacey1927
5.0 out of 5 stars One Of My Two Favorite Little House Books
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2014
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I will tell you a not-so-secret secret. The DeSmet books are my favorite Little House books. I have been entranced by and emotionally invested in the books from the trip to DeSmet by railroad in"By the Shores of Silver Lake" straight through Laura receiving her own Little House in "These Happy Golden Years". But even among the four perfect novels, two stand out. One of them is "Happy Golden Years" because who can resist the courting and marriage of Laura and Almonzo? (I mean, omg, he drives through blizzards to take her home every weekend when she was teaching school and miserable). The other is "The Long Winter". And no I won't pick between them. You can't make me.

But lets talk about "The Long Winter". This is the saddest, scariest of the books. The blizzards that hit DeSmet lasted for most of a year. The trains couldn't get through and that meant supplies were scarce for a long time. And then they were gone altogether. The book focuses on the survival of the Ingalls family in particular and the whole town in general. Laura is growing up and she takes an active part in helping the family survive. She churns the coffee mill (in turns with the others in the family) to make bread. She learns to twist hay for heat which helps Pa more than the book really stresses, but the man was never resting just to keep the room warm. By the way...that hay? They wouldn't have had nearly as much if Laura hadn't helped her Pa for the first time with they haystacks before the blizzards hit.

But what really saves them when their spirits are failing and Pa can't even play the fiddle anymore because his fingers are swollen and frozen? Each other. They read stories and entertain the younger girls. They make presents for Christmas found with things in their own home. They sing songs. They dance to keep warm. This family is what we all want our families to be. When I was a girl and found out that the real Laura left DeSmet to move to Mansfield MO, it broke my heart. I couldn't believe that she could leave her Ma, Pa, and sisters no matter what. But what i kept coming back to were all those scenes in The Long Winter where the only thing that mattered was trying to keep cheerful and positive for each other.
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Jane shell
5.0 out of 5 stars a great read
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2023
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Many lessons can be learned, I love this book so much I read it every winter! It’s a great book to curl up nice and cozy next to a fire, and read when it is a snowy day outside.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Listen to a classic
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2014
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I grew up on the Little House books and still like to go back and reread them occasionally, for their wisdom, their entertainment value and for their glimpses of a long gone lifestyle. I picked up a couple of them in audiobook form and decided to listen to one the other day. Over all, the books hold up well in audio format. Some events take on a different color or emphasis when you listen to them, as opposed to reading the words on a page. Almanzo and Cap's journey to find the wheat was especially exciting from that standpoint. These would be wonderful family listening while on a road trip or at bedtime. My only objection was with the reader. She's okay when she's just reading the book, but when she tries to "sing" (and there is a surprising amount of music in the Little House books), especially when she's singing as "Pa", it's almost unbearable. She has perhaps the most unmelodic voice I've ever heard. I found myself turning down the volume until the song was over. Otherwise, I highly recommend the audio version of these books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A season to remember:
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2023
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My first time reading one of your books. I enjoyed it throughly. I have never experienced 40 below weather. What an ordeal. Thank you for writing such wholesome stories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Si no estaba en casa lo dejaron en el buzón así quee facilidad para tener lo a tiempo
Reviewed in Spain on December 22, 2023
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stands the test of time
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I read this series first to my daughters when they were in primary school. The lockdown found me re-reading all kinds of books. Laura Ingalls Wilder writes well and the series is well worth a second read.
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長い道
5.0 out of 5 stars インテリアとして買った
Reviewed in Japan on October 26, 2014
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　ごめん、邪道な目的で買った俺。

　このシリーズ大好きで、シリーズのあらゆる出版社版、関連本、ほぼ全て買い尽くし、もう買う物がなくなった・・・・。だから、ついに原書、しかもハードカバーの豪華本に手を出した俺・・・・。

　ごめん、読んでない。多分、訳すことのできるレベルの英語だってことは、一目見てわかった。高校卒業レベルの英語で充分。もしかしたら中学レベルの英語でも、文脈だけなら何とかなるかもしれない（仮定法の部分は無理だけど・・・）。でも、多分、読む日は１０年以内にはやってこない。だって訳すだけの根気も時間もないから・・・。当然、本棚に並んでいるだけとなるであろう・・・。

　でも、それでも満足。だって、最初からインテリアとして買ったんだも～ん。原書、しかもハードカバーの豪華本が９冊並んでるだけで壮観。インテリア性は高い。

　そもそも日本語翻訳版は、前半と後半で出版社も、本のデザイン、大きさも全く違う（旧訳は翻訳文まで別物だった・・・）ので、ズラ～とシリーズ全９冊が並んでいるという、よく考えたら当たり前の光景を実現することさえ不可能・・・。これってシリーズのファンにとっては凄いストレス。もし、日本語版が福音館版のハードカバー豪華本で９冊とも刊行されていたら、多分、買うことはなかったな・・・・。

邪道な購入目的だけど、俺と同じ思いで買った人、けっこうたくさんいるんじゃないかな～。
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