'We do it so quickly.' But she did not want to hear him squeal. Then Laura ran and hid her head on the bed and stopped her ears with her fingers so she could not hear the hog squeal. Here is the scene I am talking about: "When the water was boiling they went to kill the hog. Pa and Uncle Henry kill a pig (to eat, not for fun). VIOLENCE AND SCARINESS (5/10)- There is quite a lot of violence for a book meant for children. Parents will appreciate the realistic, complicated characters in the story. Kids will love Laura and her sister, Mary. Laura tries hard to be good and well-behaved, and usually feels bad when she makes mistakes (but she's also a realistic child with a realistic personality).ĬHARACTERS: This book is full of great characters. Ma and Pa are strict, but they are usually good parents. POSITIVE ROLE MODELS (3/5)- Most of the adult characters are responsible, kind, and hardworking.
POSITIVE MESSAGES (3/5)- This book has good messages about working hard and being there for your family. There are many songs in the book, and it may inspire kids to learn more about the songs, musical instruments, and entertainment in that time. You learn about hunting, storing food in the winter, harvesting, and many other things. Here is my opinion, which I hope will be helpful to you:ĮDUCATIONAL VALUE (4/5)- This book is an honest and extremely educational look at life in the 1800s, but it never feels like a school textbook. I'll talk more about that and those scenes later in my review. This is a hard review for me to write, because while I don't regret having been introduced to the series at age seven, I would not recommend this book to most children under ten because of the many disturbing scenes, most of which you can't skip without missing a lot of the plot.Ĭommon Sense Media's review of this book is good, but the violence and scariness is really more like 3/5, not 1/5.
I thought Laura was fantastic and fun, and I was fascinated by the story. Because of the beautiful illustrations and the main character being four or five years old, my parents thought it would probably be appropriate for me, even though I was very sensitive and had previously been scared by similar books.
When I was seven, my parents read this book to me because I had heard a lot about the series and how great it was.
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