Simple Works-"Cabin" Series

When children like a book, they are often very emotional. A fascinating story, a novel life and a different experience may stimulate children's desire for in-depth reading. And this simple love can often hit the essence of a book. What is good children's literature and what is good childhood writing? This question has been lingering in my mind. Fantasy literature has a fascinating aura, and gorgeous and textured words have moving power. But my daughter's perceptual reading made me clear the fog and saw the deep attraction of a simple and beautiful story to children, starting with a book.

I don't remember when I bought a small house on the grassland to make up the bill, and I bought it and put it on the shelf directly. I almost forgot. Suddenly one day, the children at home wanted to take this book to school and vowed to tell me that they would read this book after class. I asked her curiously, "Is this book good?" "Of course, I want to live on the grassland like Laura. They have a bulldog named Jack and two horses named Pat and Patty. " Wow-knowing such a detailed question, it seems that this book is still very attractive. I began to pay attention to and read this book.

After careful reading, I found the charm of this book. It is like a beautiful pebble in the long river of children's literature. Even after the baptism of time, it still exudes a simple light. Everyone who has seen it will be grateful for having such a simple and sincere stone.

This book mainly tells the story of Laura's family migrating from the big forest to the grassland and settling there. Building wooden houses, digging wells, farming and hunting, Laura's parents opened up a beautiful home with their own hands and hard sweat. At the same time, they also experienced a series of tests: hungry wolves, fierce fever, dangerous grassland fires, strange Indians and so on. The whole book has no bizarre ups and downs, and there is no gorgeous language. The author seems to be only describing and describing a life in detail, a life she experienced personally. It's like an elder who opened those memories that were dusty by time and told us a long story.

After watching the log cabin on the prairie, my daughter and I will discuss it after dinner. For example, we can't help laughing at the thought of the Indians who broke into Laura's house wearing skunk skin. The child still remembers how Laura's father used burning candles to detect underground gas when digging wells; Young Laura really wants an Indian baby. For children, the most vivid expression of their love for a book is to remember the interesting plot in the book.

Once I asked my child, "Baby, do you want to live on the grassland?" "Of course-but-then I must have a decent father!" After waiting for a while, my father, who was eating, slowly put down his chopsticks and said angrily, "Why am I not a decent father?" The daughter immediately asked, "Can you hunt? Can you build a fireplace? Can you make a rocking chair? Can you dig a well? " Dad suddenly choked. Seeing my father's embarrassment, I laughed for a long time. Indeed, this book is full of admiration and love for parents. Laura's father is optimistic and tenacious. He is a man with beautiful dreams, endless courage and strong will. He has family, love and responsibility in his heart. He can escape from the wolves in the prairie fire and protect the lives and property of all the families. He not only has various skills, but also plays the violin. Thanks to their father's piano, the children spent countless wonderful nights. Laura's mother is gentle, kind and hardworking. In the case of extreme material shortage, she will try her best to cook all kinds of delicious food. She can sew beautiful clothes and keep everything in order at home. Although Laura's family encountered many unexpected setbacks and arduous challenges in the process of immigration and settlement, a warm, harmonious and mutually supportive family atmosphere always surrounded them. This is also the most touching place for readers.

Another outstanding feature of this book is its sincere and delicate narrative style. For example, the process of Laura's father building a hut was described in a big chapter, from pulling wood to planing, from building walls to building roofs, which was very detailed. The more in-depth reading, the more you will find that those detailed descriptions can be written not just by imagining sitting at a desk, but more from the writer's real life experience. This can be felt by children who don't understand the laws of literature. Once a child kept a diary, I reminded her not to write a running account, but to write it selectively. Unexpectedly, she glanced at me and said, "I think we should write as carefully as possible like the cabin." "Well, the child's comments always hit the nail on the head. She even thinks that we can build a hut according to the method in the book. This is the sincere emotion that sincere literary works bring to readers.

After reading the log cabin on the grassland, my children and I felt dissatisfied, so we bought a whole set of books, a total of nine. I read e-books and children read paper books. I look at them carefully one by one in order, and the children are more casual. She will read which one she finds interesting first, so sometimes she always gives me a spoiler: Laura's mother actually slapped a big black bear in the hut in the big forest; There is a girl named Nelly in On the Bank of Meixi. She always laughs at Laura's sisters. Laura's sister was blind, and the old dog named Jack died at the Silver Lake in 2006. In a small town on the grassland, Laura became a teacher at the age of 15. In the long winter, Laura and them actually experienced a snowstorm for seven months. ...

This autobiographical novel tells a person's growth history. In the process of continuous migration with her family, Laura, an inexperienced girl, has finally grown into a mature woman who bears the burden of family. Of course, many researchers will mention that this book records the history of American westward movement through the details of family life, and also reflects the indomitable pioneering spirit. As the product of the times, literary works will certainly bear the imprint of the times, but the fundamental reason why this set of books can transcend the differences of nationalities and customs and be loved by generations in different countries is that it shows an optimistic, pioneering and persistent spirit through the truth of existence, courage and warmth of life.

Laura Inges Wilder, the author of this book, is a legend. She didn't have a deep education and strict writing training, and she started writing at the age of 65. The series "Cabin" written by her according to her growing experience has been translated into many languages and become a classic of children's literature read by generations all over the world. From Laura's experience, we can see that sincere writing and a magnificent life can better shape excellent literary works than skillful writing skills.

After reading the whole set of books, I saw this picture: in the snowy winter, a sturdy hut stands on the bleak prairie. Through the flashing lights, we can see an old woman with silver hair sitting in a rocking chair by the warm fireplace, wearing a long black velvet dress and a soft wool scarf. She whispered to a group of children about her turbulent and wonderful life. ...