This is the Homestead application for a farm outside of DeSmet, South Dakota, made by Charles Ingalls. As the title on the label says, it was "Land for a Little House." I swear, my 8 year old self emerged and I squealed like a little girl when I saw it.
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Third grade - my teacher read us the entire series. I was so captivated, I immediately went out to build a cabin with my dad's tools. He was not amused. This is very cool.
Ooh, you had access to tools! I'm so jealous! My neighbor friends and I built all sorts of lean-tos and contraptions that we called "cabins." That we weren't killed was pure luck! I also demanded -- and actually received -- a sunbonnet, which I wore religiously for about two years straight.
When I grew up, in my early twenties, I went back and re-read the whole series. They are really quite good, with stark and precise prose. We had great taste, even at 8!
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