Little Town on the Prairie
Laura felt happy when they moved to town because she had friends in town like Almanzo and the people at school. I feel happy when I have friends at school.
Laura felt nervous with her president’s thing. She had to practice learning their names and telling all about them. She said it in front of the whole town. I felt nervous when I had to recite John 3:16 in the play.
Laura felt upset when Nellie Oleson came to school because she took the candy from Cap when he was trying to give it to Mary Power. I feel upset when Caroline takes my toys and Molly destroys my creations when I’m in school and Nathaniel yells at me.
At the end of the book, Mary had to go to school. Laura got a teacher certificate.
Almanzo walked Laura home from the church. Laura doesn’t understand that. I think it’s cool because they are really the right type to be together.
These Happy Golden Years
These Happy Golden Years was the best book I loved. When These Happy Golden Years are done, oh, but I have to tell you the beginning!
She went to school. Nellie Oleson was there-dun, dun, DUN!!
I liked it because when she taught school for the third time and when they went driving, Almanzo and Laura didn’t talk much. I wish they talked more often.
Laura changed because she got married and she was shy about it.
Almanzo was a shy sort (I’m just kidding). Almanzo was good at working and building houses and training horses, too. He trained six horses. One were Barnum and Skip. Barnum was WILD! I liked him. I liked Skip, too because Skip was not really wild.
And they got married. There were only two people there. They went back to Laura’s house then they ate dinner and then they went to Almanzo and Laura’s house.
Pa gave her the cattle-just one cattle. And Laura looked around and she loved it.
The end
Mommy’s note: We loved looking at why Almanzo was a good man and good husband material. I asked Evelyn, will your husband be patient, kind, and gentle like Almanzo? Evelyn said, “yes, but he’ll also be WILD like out in the woods with the horses and outdoors.” Also when we finished this book, Evelyn sighed and said quietly, “I will always remember this night…”
