(4) 1-3 Little House Chapter Book series. Illustrated by Doris Ettlinger. Little House in Brookfield, a spinoff about the childhood of Caroline Ingalls, has been adapted and simplified for younger readers. Caroline helps with chores, celebrates her sixth birthday, and endures a long winter with a scarce supply of food. Although the writing is pedestrian, this short chapter book will have appeal to new readers interested in pioneer days. Black-and-white line drawings accompany the text.

Reviewer: Anne St. John

(4) 4-6 Little House: The Caroline Years series. In this continuation of the series about the childhood of Laura Ingalls Wilder's mother, young Caroline helps her widowed mother with her job of feeding a crew of coarse, rude men after a storm ruins the first crops from their new farm. Although Wilkes's book lacks the vitality of Wilder's autobiographical tales, readers who long for more about the Little House clan will enjoy the novel.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.