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A review by adayla
The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
5.0
It has a different feeling than all the previous books. Reading the introduction and realizing that Laura had never sought publication for this and that it was found, handwritten on paper, after her death, makes that easier to understand. You can still tell it's Laura writing, but it does have a more unfinished, unedited feel.
Relating to Laura's feelings of growing up and then reading about her young motherhood was very special.
Thinking of this less like another novel and more like I'm reading notes that Laura was remembering to flesh out later, made it easily as enjoyable to me as the other books. It felt like I had the honor of reading her novel as it was still in progress. Aside from all the complicated stuff involved with its publishing... I'm glad I was able to read it.
(Read aloud with all the kids, ages 8 and under.)
Relating to Laura's feelings of growing up and then reading about her young motherhood was very special.
Thinking of this less like another novel and more like I'm reading notes that Laura was remembering to flesh out later, made it easily as enjoyable to me as the other books. It felt like I had the honor of reading her novel as it was still in progress. Aside from all the complicated stuff involved with its publishing... I'm glad I was able to read it.
(Read aloud with all the kids, ages 8 and under.)