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Bai :
Watch the new show— it gives it a lot of justice to your points
2026-07-14 12:49:04
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MommaTrow :
the problem, is the time period, Laura is of the time period! Take when the author grew up!
2026-07-14 11:46:17
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WeaponofMassIllumination :
When you learn about the real people, Pa was a pretty terrible person.
2026-05-31 14:19:38
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Becca :
Reading Prairie Fires was really enlightening to me. Laura and Rose's political opinions definitely skewed what they wrote about. I wouldn't call it accurate to the time period.
2026-05-30 23:24:30
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user1442249838102 :
I reread them all this year and felt pretty much the same as you. I also felt sad for Laura and her sense of duty in having to work in a profession she hated and then getting married to someone I don’t think she really loved as a way to escape. And yes, Prairie Fires is a great companion book that gives SO MUCH historical background as well as lots of information from letters, journals, census records, etc. I listened to the audio off and on for a few weeks because it was just a lot.
2026-07-14 02:57:55
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daneb62 :
I've always felt books like these are best read aloud to children. That way you can stop at those problematic parts and prompt the critical thinking. It's really important kids get exposed to ideas and opinions thst are contrary to your family's values so you can teach them to recognize them and critically evaluate them as well as their own values.
2026-06-22 11:34:52
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UN Owen417 :
First time ever reading the books and did you miss Pam's song in the first book about Uncle Ned? Also while yeah some of the things in the book can be damaging we have to remember a couple things. What were the times like back then, because let's face it the books were written in 1932-1943. That means we have a modern view to back then right or wrong. Also it can be used as a learning tool for kids to discuss and talk about the things that were "acceptable" back then compared to today.
2026-05-31 08:42:30
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Adriana :
Little House in the Big Woods was read aloud by my 3rd grade teacher, and as with all books she read, she would pause to explain things. It sounds like this is how these books should be approached. Read them aloud and explain the problematic things, why and how attitudes have changed.
2026-05-31 19:21:26
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user8761801201541 :
Those first two books also have some of the best food porn ever written
2026-05-31 17:48:26
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sawpottery :
Speaking of nostalgia one of my friends said that she’s going to read the Anna Green Gables series. And I’m very curious to see how that one holds up because I loved it as a kid.
2026-05-30 23:49:56
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Alyssa :
Farmer Boy and Little House in the big woods were my favorites!
2026-05-31 12:30:37
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antsha62 :
So you read a book written in a certain time period from an actual person , and you're shocked , these things would be said? different time different values. i think it just makes for more interesting reading from a true historical perspective from someone who actually lived it.
2026-07-13 19:42:51
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ChelseaPool89 :
I’m reading them for first time ever. I grew up watching the show. I absolutely understand your point. I would probably read them to my niece and nephew and use them as tool to teach not only about the time, but also the context. I other words, this was acceptable at the time, but it isn’t now and here’s why.
2026-05-31 15:37:20
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StacyNicole :
I feel like they aren’t a terrible introduction to that history for children. But ONLY as an introduction.
2026-06-01 20:55:24
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Emily📚 :
This is me just now realizing that when I read Little House on the Prairie as a kid, I was not in fact reading the first book in the series😶
2026-05-30 22:55:30
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Elya :
I ran into the same issue about ten years ago when I tried to reread the series. It kind of shocked me how I never noticed these things as a kid
2026-05-30 23:49:37
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Lou Richards :
I have been contemplating reading them as an adult but opted instead to go for Anne of Green Gables by L.M Montgomery and Malory Towers by Enid Blyton and Babysitters Club series for nostalgia. xxx.
2026-06-28 14:55:51
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Bai :
Also, I agree with the notion that these books need to be read with historical context and discussions
2026-07-14 12:50:58
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DrChace :
For another nostalgic series, may I suggest a review of the Ramona Quimby books?
2026-06-17 11:53:53
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Giraffe mama :
I don’t think it’s fair to take a period piece and judge it by today’s values. Ma hated Indians because they were scary and a threat to her and that’s valid for her time and circumstance.
2026-07-14 11:17:45
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rosa :
aw, totally agree about Elizabeth Enright’s books—one of my favorite authors to this day. love betsy-tacy, too!
2026-06-07 00:24:21
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CynderRose :
I tried reading it to my children ten years ago. I ‘lost’ the books really fast.
2026-06-01 21:16:44
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shef0042 :
We read these in class in third grade and I think that was a good age to understand that we are reading these to learn history from the homesteader perspective. I think the goal was to see the differences in values and beliefs. Although I think I had already read American Girl books at that time so I was probably more prepared to consider history from a critical perspective.
2026-05-31 16:16:31
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Abigail.Reading :
We just read the whole series together as a family and really enjoyed it overall. My nine year old enjoyed it the most by far. I read it as a kid and I absolutely did not remember how bad certain parts were. Yikes. We had a lot of points where we paused and discussed things. I definitely would not have wanted them to read it on their own. It’s important to me that they consume this kind of media for cultural literacy’s sake but in a way that allows me to immediately call out the problematic parts.
2026-05-31 20:33:39
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Sparki Says :
I read them to my daughters when they were little, and we would stop and discuss the problematic parts.
2026-06-01 23:07:35
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