Newbery Medal (John Newbery Medal)
These Happy Golden Years: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House, 8)
The novel follows Laura as she leaves home to teach school and gradually grows closer to Almanzo. Labor on the frontier, family support, and the beginning of romance accumulate into a quiet but steady coming-of-age story.
Work Information
Laura's youth slowly takes shape amid the daily life of the frontier.
Laura leaves home for the first time to become a teacher and slowly develops an adult identity through hard work and solitude. Scenes of horse-drawn travel, winter, and classroom tension add up to a story that works both as a family chronicle and as a young woman's coming-of-age narrative.
Review Summaries
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Readers often highlight the warmth of the family life and the fine-grained texture of daily routines. Many enjoy the development of the romance and the school scenes, while others appreciate the calm pace as part of the book's appeal.
Book Information
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- 1953-10-14
- Pages
- 304 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 13.97 x 2.57 x 20.32 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780060264802
- ISBN-10
- 0060264802
- Price
- 3666 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Children's Books/Literature & Fiction/Historical Fiction/United States/1800s
The eighth book in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s treasured Little House series. This edition features the classic black-and-white artwork from Garth Williams. Laura is teaching school, and it's terrifying! Most of the students are taller than she is, and she must sleep away from home for the first time. Laura is miserable, but the money is needed to keep Mary in a college for the blind. And every Friday―no matter what the weather―Almanzo Wilder arrives to take Laura home to her family for the weekend. Laura and Almanzo are courting, and even though she's not yet sixteen, she knows that this is a time for new beginnings. The nine books in the timeless Little House series tell the story of Laura’s real childhood as an American pioneer, and are cherished by readers of all generations. They offer a unique glimpse into life on the American frontier, and tell the heartwarming, unforgettable story of a loving family. As Laura steps into adulthood, she faces new challenges and discovers love for the first time. A Young Teacher’s Courage: At only fifteen, Laura must manage a classroom of students older than herself, all while boarding in a difficult and unhappy home. A Sweet Courtship: Every Friday, Almanzo Wilder makes the long, cold sleigh ride to bring her home for the weekend, sparking a gentle and heartwarming romance. Family Comes First: Laura endures her hardships for a noble cause: the money she earns is the only thing keeping her blind sister, Mary, in college. Classic Pioneer Story: Experience the joys and challenges of life on the American frontier in this treasured installment of the beloved Little House series.
Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in 1867 in the log cabin described in Little House in the Big Woods , and she and her family traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest. As an adult she wrote down the stories of her pioneer childhood in her classic Little House books, which have been cherished by millions of readers ever since they were first published over ninety years ago. Garth Williams is the renowned illustrator of almost one hundred books for children, including the beloved Stuart Little by E. B. White, Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban, and the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. He was born in 1912 in New York City but raised in England. He founded an art school near London and served with the British Red Cross Civilian Defense during World War II. Williams worked as a portrait sculptor, art director, and magazine artist before doing his first book Stuart Little , thus beginning a long and lustrous career illustrating some of the best known children's books. In addition to illustrating works by White and Wilder, he also illustrated George Selden’s The Cricket in Times Square and its sequels (Farrar Straus Giroux). He created the character and pictures for the first book in the Frances series by Russell Hoban (HarperCollins) and the first books in the Miss Bianca series by Margery Sharp (Little, Brown). He collaborated with Margaret Wise Brown on her Little Golden Books titles Home for a Bunny and Little Fur Family, among others, and with Jack Prelutsky on two poetry collections published by Greenwillow: Ride a Purple Pelican and Beneath a Blue Umbrella . He also wrote and illustrated seven books on his own, including Baby Farm Animals (Little Golden Books) and The Rabbits’ Wedding (HarperCollins).
Reviews
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バラバラになっていたローラのお話をつなぎあわせています
小さい頃にテレビで観たり、本を読んだりしましたが、前後のつながりがイマイチはっきりしなくもやもやしていたので、今頃になって読み返しているところです。
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kindle化希望です。
大草原の小さな家シリーズはいろんな人が訳していますが、このこだまさん訳の文章が一番好きです。 そして、この大人になったローラの結婚までのお話が本当に好きです。 kindleに英語版はありますが、このこだまさん訳のものがないのを非常に残念に思っています。 本は持ってるけど、どんどんぼろぼろになってしまいますし。 kindle化希望のボタンがないのも残念＞＜ ぜひ、kindle化してほしい一冊です。
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雲外蒼天
雲外蒼天→困難を乗り越え、努力して克服すれば快い青空が望めるという意味。 ある小説でこの言葉を知ったのですが大草原の小さな家シリーズにはこの言葉がぴったりです。 どんなに困難な状況でも希望を捨てずに努力するインガルス一家に勇気を貰いました。 本当に良い物語で、ずっと手元に置いておこうと思います。 講談社文庫版で揃えたのですが、「長い冬」が「大草原の小さな町」の冒頭にあらすじとしてだけ載っていたのが残念。 「長い冬」を読んでからでないと、その後のローラたちの幸せの重さが違う様に感じてしまうかと思います。
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「大草原の小さな家」シリーズひと段落
ローラは、前々から決めていた通り、教師になり頑張っていきます。 しかしその下宿がたいへんつらいもので、生徒も指導しなければならない ローラは苦労します。 そんななか、アルマンゾが送ったり迎えに来てくれたりし、共に外出するよう になっていき、ローラも大人の女性へと近づいていきます。 先生でもあり生徒でもあるローラの生活、比較的楽になった一家の暮らし。 厳しい自然もありますが、街が多く舞台になり、若者たちの楽しい生活が 見えてきます。
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職業婦人になったローラ
ローラの結婚までの物語です。 教師になり子どもへの対応に苦労したり、冷えきった家族関係というものをはじめて垣間見たり、ネリーとの恋のさやあてがあったり、（私はここが面白かった）結婚するまでの間にもいろんな事がおこります。 明るく働き者のローラの姿は楽しい読書の時間をくれます。 大きな森の小さな家から読んでくるとより面白いですよ。
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Passionnant
L'ensemble des ouvrages écrits par Laura Ingalls est vraiment plus que passionnant, car elle décrit avec des détails vraiment très précis le mode de vie quotidien des pionniers de l'ouest américain. On ne pêut être qu'ébahi et admiratif devant le courage et l'ingéniosité de ces gens qui faisaient absolument tout avec rien. Un must à lire par tous les passionnés de l'époque.
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these happy golden years
Mi è piaciuto questo libro, come tutti gli altri 5 che ho letto di Laura Ingalls Wilder. Li trovo interessanti anche per grandi, non solo per bambini.
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Nice Quality
I ended up buying the entire 9 hardcover book series and find they are the perfect size to make a nice display on my shelf. Print quality is nice, and the typeface is easy to read. I'm in my 40s and have loved the TV series since the 80s and find myself rewatching the episodes on Amazon Prime which has sparked my interest to finally sit down to read the books.
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Heartwarming!!!
Heartwarming book,reminds us how little boys can make us happy. A book I would like to read again and again.
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Fantastic
This is the happiest and most optimistic of LAuras books. A feel good pioneer book with all the beloved elements we have come to expect. Scarlett