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The Long Winter

Little House, Book 6

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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 Classics Family Life Growing Up & Facts of Life Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Kids Winter
Historical Authenticity • Engaging Storytelling • Excellent Narration • Emotional Resonance • Timeless Lessons
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We all hear about the hardships of life on the frontier, but these books make the experience so relateable.

Truly a classic

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

Drop the violin

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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.

Exceptional writing, way too loud voice acting!

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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

Cherry Jones ... Need I say more?

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

Great Story!

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I love the "Little House" series. And Cherry Jones is the most wonderful narrator. I highly recommended this

100% recommended!

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

days of long ago!!!

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

Awesome book

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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. ♥️

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

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great narration and startling story that made me appreciate many things. very interesting lives of the pioneers

best little house book ever

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