tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012744915676074134.post5656307756379308901..comments2024-03-17T18:05:23.453-07:00Comments on Worthwhile Books : On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilderhopeinbrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05842290165385823751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012744915676074134.post-20407578589260112892018-11-14T15:58:40.573-08:002018-11-14T15:58:40.573-08:00Completely agree. What Ma Ingalls went through in...Completely agree. What Ma Ingalls went through in The Long Hard Winter defies belief. She kept her family going. Of course, there should be explanatory discussion with new young readers, but use the discord between the pioneers and Native Americans as an educational issue. Love the books!Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012744915676074134.post-15018052247152315752018-10-14T06:48:06.465-07:002018-10-14T06:48:06.465-07:00Thanks for the link to the USA Today article. I ha...Thanks for the link to the USA Today article. I had read many articles about the controversy over LIW, but had not seen that one. <br /><br />I've often marveled a the family's facing almost any hardship with that attitude: we just have to do it, don't complain about it. In fact, don't just avoid complaining: be cheerful about it. <br />Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4012744915676074134.post-24340942245281992532018-10-13T09:13:48.556-07:002018-10-13T09:13:48.556-07:00I totally agree with you, I read them over and ove...I totally agree with you, I read them over and over to my children, and my grand children are having them read to them now. Our son is doing a year long adventure across America, stopping to visit all of the places that Laura and her family lived. It has been quite an adventure for them. Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.com