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essentiallymeagan 's review for:
The Long Winter
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Ever since I started re-reading my Little House Books I have realized that Laura and her family's life wasn't as rosy as I remembered from childhood. Case in point The Long Winter. They are basically snowed in for 7 months with little to no supplies. As a child it was exciting to read about the crazy snow storms that the Ingalls family lived through, not having to go to school because they couldn't even see across the street when they looked through the window. Ma's showed what a true "Pioneer" she was when she made the button lamp when supplies got low.
Re-reading this as a grownup however, I realized that not only would I stand no chance if I happened to live in a town that was basically on its own for 7 months of winter without any new supplies coming in. I also realized how very close the Ingalls family came to actually starving during the Long Winter.
Re-reading this as a grownup however, I realized that not only would I stand no chance if I happened to live in a town that was basically on its own for 7 months of winter without any new supplies coming in. I also realized how very close the Ingalls family came to actually starving during the Long Winter.