Little Clearing in the Woods (Little House)

By Maria D. Wilkes

Book Overview

Meet Caroline Quiner, the little girl who would grow up to be Laura Ingalls Wilder's mother. Caroline and her family are leaving the little town of Brookfield and moving to a new house in a clearing among the big trees of Concord, Wisconsin. As the Quiners travel through the dense forest, Caroline is excited, but she is also a little bit afraid. Will she like her new home in Concord as much as her little house in Brookfield?Little Clearing in the Woods is the third book in The Caroline Years, an ongoing series about another spirited girl from America's most beloved pioneer family.Caroline and her family must pack up their belongings and say good-bye to all their friends. They are leaving the little town of Brookfield and moving to a new house in the clearing among the big trees of Concord, Wisconsin. As the Quiners travel through the forest towards their new cabin, Caroline is excited, but she is also a little afraid. Will she love her new home in Concord as much as her little house in Brookfield? The adventures of the little girl who would grow up to be Ma Ingalls in the Little House books continue.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064406520
• ISBN13: 9780064406529
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: HarperTrophy
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Little Clearing in the Woods

I just finished this book, it was great! In this book Caroline and her family move from Brookfield to Concord. I love how each chapter starts telling about something new and exciting!

I love Caroline!

In this book, Mother, Caroline, and Caroline's siblings are forced to move to Concord, Wisconsin. Caroline is now a big girl of eight, and eventually nine, years old. She has opinions and ideas of her own, from arguing with a boy who owns a shanty on the Quiners' property, to coming up with solutions to save the family from a hard winter. Caroline has truly grown from that almost one-dimensional character portrayed in Little House in Brookfield to an animated, idealistic girl. I can't wait for On Top of Concord Hill to come out!

This is an excellent book!

This book is wonderful! It is interasting, and it is fun to read. Caroline Quiner, the main character in this book, along with her mother, sisters, and brothers, have excellent adventures. This book is fantastic!

I usually dont like to read but....

This is a GREAT series. This is one of my favorite though. They had to face knew suituations and without there dad it was even worse! I love this seriers! TRY IT

Continues Caroline's adventures!

LITTLE CLEARING IN THE WOODS continues the childhood adventures of Caroline Quiner, the little girl who would grow up to be Laura Ingalls Wilder's mother. The Quiners are leaving Brookfield and moving to a log cabin in a clearing in the woods near Concord, Wisonsin. Caroline is sad to leave Brookfield, her house, and her best friend, Anna. The three day journey to her new home is difficult. Then, Caroline arrives in her new home only to find a tiny two room cabin with a dirt floor. The house doesn't even have a door, just a space in the wall! Even when the house is fixed up with a wood floor, three windows, a door, and some furniture, Caroline still feels homesick. Concord is hardly the town she imagined; it's so small, it can hardly be called a town at all. Yet by the end of the Quiners first year in their new home, Caroline has come to love her home in the little clearing in the woods.