Little Farm in the Ozarks

Great book I am a huge Little House fan I have all the shows on DVD and now I am collecting the books.

This is my favorite book in the Rose Years series. It reflects a simple but happy life on a farm. Rose enjoys a friendship with a neighbor girl named Alva. Rose thinks Alva is lucky because Alva doesn't have near the chores that Rose does. One point I believe needs some clarification: Almanzo in real life was disabled. Rose wrote somewhere that her father was an invalid following his stroke in De Smet. Other accounts say he shuffled and leaned on a cane the rest of his life and was never as strong as he once was. That would account for so much(actually too much) work falling on Rose at the age of seven or eight. But in the series the author doesn't write the story reflecting Almanzo handicapped. He can run, climb and do anything. This omission could make it appear that Laura and Almanzo were lazy and unloaded the "dirty jobs" on their little girl. I know children did lots of chorses in those days, but Rose has so many it is almost unbelievable. It is not something that can be explained away because Rose did not have brothers and sisters to help. And with the absence(in the books) of Almanzo being an invalid there is no justification for a little girl having an ususual number of chores. There were so many tasks that Almanzo did not do, but that Rose did instead. Also her work load should have been lightened with Abe and Swiney working on the farm, but it wasn't.

This is the second volume in the Rose Years Little House books,and I think it may be better than the first!It continues the story of Laura Ingalls Wilder`s daughter,Rose Wilder!Rose is finally getting adjusted to her new life in their little farm in the ozarks,and in this book,she meets new friends including two brothers named Swiney and Abe,two twins named Dora and Cora,and later befriends a town girl named Blanche.Rose and her Mama and Papa also face many challenges in this book;but later have better adventures!Rose almost burns the house down when leaving the bread baking,but she and her friend Swiney put it out.Some old friends also return in this book including Laura`s friend Alva,M.r and Mrs. Cooley,M.r. and Mrs. Cooley`s sons named Paul and George,and of course Rose and her Mama(Laura) And Papa(Almanzo)!Roger Lea Macbride has the same touch for writing pioneer stories and making them magical as Laura Ingalls Wilder did!Definately reccomended for any Little House or Laura Ingalls Wilder fan! Look for these other "Little House:The Rose Years" titles avalible now by Roger Lea Macbride!: Little House On Rocky Ridge In The Land Of The Big Red Apple On The Other Side Of The Hill Little Town In The Ozarks On The Banks Of The Bayou New Dawn On Rocky Ridge Bachelor Girl Rose Wilder Lane:Her Story

This is a great story telling of the early struggles that Rose had to face with her family to build up the farm.Anyone who says this story is poorly written,or things like that are freaks!It's just a childrens book!!These people need a life!

This book tells about Rose Wilder's first year at Rocky Ridge Farm in Missouri. She starts school, makes new friends, and saves her house from burning down. Little House fans will love this book.