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The Little House |  | Author: Virginia Lee Burton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Category: Book
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Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 10646
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Pages: 44
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 9 x 0.4
ISBN: 0395181569
UPC: 046442181563
EAN: 9780395181560
ASIN: 0395181569
Publication Date: April 26, 1978
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Amazon.com Review
"Once upon a time there was a Little House way out in the country. She was a pretty Little House and she was strong and well built." So begins Virginia Lee Burton's classic The Little House, winner of the prestigious Caldecott Medal in 1943. The rosy-pink Little House, on a hill surrounded by apple trees, watches the days go, by from the first apple blossoms in the spring through the winter snows. Always faintly aware of the city's distant lights, she starts to notice the city encroaching on her bucolic existence. First a road appears, which brings horseless carriages and then trucks and steamrollers. Before long, more roads, bigger homes, apartment buildings, stores, and garages surround the Little House. Her family moves out and she finds herself alone in the middle of the city, where the artificial lights are so bright that the Little House can no longer see the sun or the moon. She often dreams of "the field of daisies and the apple trees dancing in the moonlight." Children will be saddened to see the lonely, claustrophobic, dilapidated house, but when a woman recognizes her and whisks her back to the country where she belongs, they will rejoice. Young readers are more likely to be drawn in by the whimsical, detailed drawings and the happy ending than by anything Burton might have been implying about the troubling effects of urbanization. (Ages 3 to 6)
Product Description
The little house first stood in the country, but gradually the city moved closer and closer.
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Great story, sad message... October 8, 2008
Theo Rules (Germany)
I love the message of this book, but it is sad when we look around at our world today and see so much "country" turning into city. Loved this one as a child and am reading to my son now.
One of my Favorite Childrens Books September 29, 2008
B. Christner
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was my favorite book when I was little and still is one of my favorite books for children. I add this book to every gift I give at baby showers. A good book with a good lesson!
Sweet remiscence of small-town America May 8, 2008
Emily Taylor (Northern Utah)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was one of my favorites as kid. Then, sadly, I forgot about it until stumbling across it in the school library. It is once again one of my favorites. Cynics might roll their eyes at this tribute to good ol' days gone by, but I personally appreciate the nostalgia and the house with its subtle face parts is adorable. You feel so bad for the cute little house! It is also an observation at the change of time. I don't know how intense that is as a theme, but I found it touching and Burton tells the tale with such heart and care.
Cute Little Book January 7, 2008
Jenn (California)
We live in a very old house in the country and this book was such a cute story about just that. We enjoyed it.
another great book for any child December 7, 2007
liseetsa mann (United States)
Another timeless classic by this author. It's an amazing story about appreciation. Completely entertaining and like the other books in this series, the artwork is phenominal!!!
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