Collect In The Land Of The Big Red Apple (Little House: The Rocky Ridge Years, #3) Executed By Roger Lea MacBride Textbook

is the third book in the series about Rose Wilder, Laura and Almanzos daughter and their life “in the land of the big red apple”.
Which isnt New York.

This is more of the same, as the earlier two books, Again, its just a series of anecdotes, little storylines patched together over a short period of time, Some of it is quite interesting finding out how to “course” bees for example, or the building of their first “proper” house larger and with an upstairs bedroom.


But really, what Im discovering, is that reading these books makes you hungry! All I want is fried chicken after reading these.
Its very similar to reading the Enid Blyton books pick a random one, any one, Ill guarantee youll be hungry by the first couple of chapters, when all they talk about is midnight feasts and picnics.


Again, this book takes place in what feels like sixnine months or so, So a lot of little stories, spread thinly across a short period of time, It starts just before Christmas and finishes in September or thereabouts, And what Im starting to notice, is that the books always end on a happy note for example, the final chapter is a wedding.
Not for Rose! Theres no cliffhangers in this neck of the woods, and nothing really to make you move onto the rest of the series unlike me, who bought them all.
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These are easy and enjoyable to read, but very formulaic, You dont need to engage the brain for anything here, and youll speed through the book in no time.
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I really liked the way nature was discussed in this book, as well as the shorter stories told throughout that gave us a picture of the state of the country through this one family's experience.
I thought this was one of the better, if not the best, of the Rocky Ridge books,.starsamp/hearts. The Laura books never make me cry, but the Rose books keep making me tear up! There are a few euphemisms also the constant wonder about babies bothered me a little and I was bugged by Roses crush on Abe.
Otherwise, I really enjoyed it, I used to say I wanted more about Laura amp Almanzothese books fulfilled my desires! I love Laura more and more throughout these books and somehow they stir me more, for I know how hard her life was and I desperately want her to have a good life now.
Im just wolfing down these booksthey are so good! Theres so much drama at times but also so much beauty, and so much humour.
. . ltI do know that these books are not as good as the Laura books, and there are beginning signs of why Rose turned into the woman she became.
But personally, I dont think these books are meant to be read as even part biography, Its pretty much fiction and thats the way they should be read, And when you read it that way, these are happy, sweet, amp lovely books, But I understand that these books arent for everyone, Edited, these are suitable for readersunedited, ages,

I do plan to reread these books next year to see what I think of them then review subject to revision/updates Eight going on nine, Rose Wilder is beginning to settle into her new life in Missouri, the Land of the Big Red Apple.
Her father is building their farmhouse and she dreams of the day they'll have their own bright crop to harvest.
But before that can happen, she has a fierce ice storm to contend with and her first real Christmas in the Ozarks to enjoy.
A good story that was nice to read again after all these years! The plot is predicable , but i love the villain
Is very.
I couldnt put is down
With a title like that, you'd think this book was some sort of fantasy novel, maybe one where a kid falls into a world of good nutrition or something.
Well, it's not. Instead, this is therd volume of the Little House: The Rocky Ridge Years series, The story of the Wilder family continues, describing life on their farm in the Ozarks and the events in their lives.
It's enjoyable reading, though nothing outstanding, One thing I noticed in this one is some of the subtle differences between Mr, MacBride's storytelling and Laura Ingalls Wilder's, The Rocky Ridge Years tends to read a bit less sheltered than the original Little House series.
Rose's crush in this volume and the jealousy that accompanies it is played out a bit more than

a similar event in Laura's life might have.
There's also a better sense of historical context, While reading the Little House series, I couldn't have told you when the events occurred other than sometime in theth Century.
Well, save for the few times when a date is mentioned, In Apple, you have scenes where the Wilderschildren of staunch unionistsrefrain from joining their Missourian neighbors in singing "Dixie" and where the town folks send campaigners for William McKinley on their way with some Democrat hospitality.
Anyway, it's certainly worth checking out, dellightful I've been saving my reviews of the nonLaura Ingalls stories until the end of each series, I just can't seem to hold back with this book, though,

The first two books in the Rose Wilder series was very promising, In fact, I liked the second better than the first one, Unfortunately, that isn't the case with this book,

Truthfully, and I will be completely honest, this one was absolute torture for me to read.
I actually considered stopping it when I got to the halfway point, I disliked it that much, Yet, I was determined to make it through it, I have owned this series for years and I never got around to reading them until now, And I want to read the entire series, I want to accomplish this "little" goal in life, But when something is as dull, and annoying, as this book was, I don't know if I will be able to accomplish it because the goal suddenly seems much larger to achieve.


It was dull because the "stories" are just NOT that interesting, At least they aren't that interesting to me, Personally, I don't even see how a younger girl would be interested in any of it,

It is annoying because of the way that it is written, I don't know what the real Almanzo and Laura were like, So, I guess I don't know if there is any truth to these characters at all, Based on Laura's stories, I highly doubt the "characters" that she created in her books would turn out to be the ones in this book.
I will be completely honest again and say that if THAT is how Laura REALLY was, I absolutely HATE her! I am so tired of her being this stereotypical farm wife with stories to tell and having a bunch of morals to throw at her kid to show that she knows best to lecture Rose that money doesn't grow on trees when she used the money that was given to her on whatever she wanted for a special day like Independence Day was that really anything other than a little mean.


Why is "jiminy" the universal word there Not only does Almanzo say it, but, amazingly, so do all of the people down there in Missouri.
And he was saying it before he made it down there, I am not saying people didn't use the word, It just sounds "forced" for a person to say it, Even in a book.

How many times do I have to read about the way their eyes react to a situation, the "crinkles" or what it "wrinkles" I don't know it is the same difference by Almanzo's eyes when he smiled, and the "twirling" of his mustache Why Why do these things HAVE to be written OVER and OVER again

And what is up with Laura blushing EVERY time Almanzo embraces her in some sort of way By this time she had been married for quite a few years and had given birth to two children.
I HIGHLY doubt that woman would be blushing when her husband gave her a kiss, in the privacy of their home, under the mistletoe and wherever else it happened! GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!

Now, I will read the rest of the series.
Of course I will. Money was spent on them, They have been sitting here for years, I will read them. All I can HOPE is that they will get better, that they will be more like the first two books.
If they aren't, I don't know what state I will be in when I get finished with them.
I have read so many books that I have not liked lately that I don't know how many more I can take.


Januarynd and I am already hating the first book that I read, That is such a shame, But onto the next! I will make it through these! I just have to keep telling myself that and, hopefully, I will do it.
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