The Long Winter

Little House, Book 6

De: Laura Ingalls Wilder

Narrado por: Cherry Jones

The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as Pa, Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace bravely face the hard winter of 1880-81 in their little house in the Dakota Territory. Blizzards cover the little town with snow, cutting off all supplies from the outside. Soon there is almost no food left, so young Almanzo Wilder and a friend make a dangerous trip across the prairie to find some wheat. Finally a joyous Christmas is celebrated in a very unusual way in this most exciting of all the Little House books.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts.

©1940, 1968 Little House Heritage Trust (P)2005, 2016 HarperCollins Publishers

Truly a classic

We all hear about the hardships of life on the frontier, but these books make the experience so relateable.

Drop the violin

I have read the books and love them, could have done without the fiddle playing and awkward singing. Otherwise great.

Exceptional writing, way too loud voice acting!

No one can question the uniqueness and outstanding quality of the LHOTP series, the story and writing are legendary. However, Cherry Jones's voice acting is so terribly loud, even listening at the lowest volume won't protect your ears. Of particular offense are her voicing of the children (Laura, Carrie and Grace) and the singing of songs. Anytime the text indicates someone "calls" or otherwise raises their voice in the slightest for any reason, she shouts directly into your ear with her most annoying voices (Laura's shouting is bad but the way she voices Carrie is the killer). Anytime she can raise her voice for any character, for any reason, she has at it, full steam ahead. She shouts the entire scene of the Wilder brothers trek. She proved to me finally that she is capable of modulating her voice in that scene where they need to be quiet, so I know she's aware of her volume! This is her Achilles heel, because if she just modified her volume, the result would be amazing, because when she isn't shouting into the mic (50% of the book), her reading is great. Oh well! You've been warned, just listen at a low volume and enjoy these amazing works that freeze time and give us the perspective we need to get through this modern dystopia.

our favorite Little House boom

This is our favorite book in the series! (possibly because we've cone to love the characters through the other books though)

Great Story and Performance

Even though a story about the same thing happening over and over again (blizzards!) could be boring, this is well written so you feel the struggle the family goes through and enjoy their triumphs as well. Wilder always treads the line between sincerity and treacle, and it is comforting to revisit stories I read when I was younger, with a new perspective. I have lived in Florida my whole life but I have had a few "long winters" in other ways -- I love the simplicity of their perseverance.

Cherry Jones's reading is excellent, and the fact that she sings the tunes in the book really adds to the story.

Highly recommended!

Perfect.

We all know that the story is great but Cherry Jones does a wonderful job narrating

Love the little house books but not the narrator!

I enjoyed the story of this book, but did not like the narrator at all or the songs in her singing voice. Ruined the story for me. I’d love to hear the entire collection of the little house books all in one long audible book, but definitely with another narrator.. or even with more than one narrator.

So much we could learn

Now we would just fight and bicker instead of working together to get through challenges.

The best book in the world

Your books are the best!😍🙂 I read all your books and I love them so much I especially love the fiddle

CLASSIC!!!

All children—and adults—should be required to read this series about our past. No matter the background, everyone can relate to this story of family and survival,