Episode 140: The Long Winter

The Long Winter

On Episode 140 of SSR, Alli and her guest circle back to Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairies series, this time for a discussion about the sixth installment, The Long Winter. This Newbery Honor winner tells the story of a particularly punishing winter season for the Ingalls family and feels oddly relatable to pandemic life in 2020 and 2021. Tune in for a frank conversation about the racist underpinnings of the Little House series and a closer exploration of The Long Winter, specifically.

Lauren Tarshis is the New York Times bestselling author of the I Survived series, which has over 34 million copies in print. The latest installment — I Survived: The Nazi Invasion, 1944 — is now available for purchase. Follow Lauren on Instagram (@laurentarshis) and Twitter (@laurenTarshis).

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CHECK OUT LAUREN’S BOOK RECOMMENDATION:

Shuggie Bain: A Novel by Douglas Stuart

MORE READING:

“The Call of The Long Winter” (Culture Study, 2020)

“Children’s Book Review: The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder (1940)” (Elliot’s Blog, 2020)

“The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder, From Miss Beth at Main” (Mansfield/Richland County Public Library, 2019)

“10 Bits of Blizzard Therapy From Laura Ingalls Wilder’s The Long Winter” (WBUR, 2015)

“The Long Winter — historical perspective” (Pioneer Girl)

“Is it Time to Let Go of The Little House on the Prairie?” (Twin Cities PBS)

“Tackling Racism in Children’s Books: Little House on the Prairie” (Nashville Public Library, 2019)

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