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The Long Winter

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Narrated by: Cherry Jones
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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

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Truly a classic

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

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Drop the violin

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

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Great Story!

I love this story and the reader does a fantastic job! A great read for teaching about our roots❤️

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Cherry Jones ... Need I say more?

The Long Winter is a book I reread about once a year, and when I signed up for Audible during the pandemic of 2020, mostly because my Zoom-fatigued eyes could not be bothered with printed text, and also because I needed some narrative relief from reality, I decided to test run Audible with this old favorite. Imagine my surprise to see that the one and only Cherry Jones was the narrator, and that, with her perfect inflections, the book became new to me. I will listen to this one again, I bet, and maybe more than once

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days of long ago!!!

I loved this book. it sounds like a wonderfull time to have been alive. Hard, but wonderfull.

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Awesome book

I love this book sooooooo much it is the best good book a a a

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My heart went out to this family I have grown to love so much!

Cherry, thank you for your beautiful narration, bringing these books to life! I enjoy the fiddle music and the singing very much! Simply the best of books and audiobooks. ♥️

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Beautifully Done!

I first read The Long Winter as a child, about 45 years ago, and it became my favorite of all the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. I still read my Little House books (OK, go ahead and laugh) as an escape from the stress and crazy goings-on in our modern world. I am so glad I decided to try this audio version. Ms. Cherry Jones gives a marvelous performance, and any fans of the Little House series will be sure to enjoy listening. Truly wonderful!

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Convicting

It’s amazing how far we have come in technology, yet so backwards in our appreciating our many blessings. This book is a great reminder of how thankful and grateful we all should be.

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READ THIS

This is the best little house book EVER!!!!! You have got to read this book!

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