Little House in the Big Woods vs On the Banks of Plum Creek: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Frontier and pioneer life, Family life, Family, Families, Children's fiction, Fiction
Little House in the Big Woods
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, in a little gray house made of logs.”
The first in a series of truly charming tales of life on the early American frontier, Little House in the Big Woods introduces us to Laura Ingalls, her Ma and Pa, big sister Mary and Baby Carrie. She lives in an…
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On the Banks of Plum Creek
Laura and her family move to Minnesota where they live in a dugout until a new house is built and face misfortunes caused by flood, blizzard, and grasshoppers.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Little House in the Big Woods has the widest readership — 291980 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Little House in the Big Woods | On the Banks of Plum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (291980) | 4.2 (109730) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (281) | 3.9 (100) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (62) | 4.5 (64) |
Reception
| Little House in the Big Woods | On the Banks of Plum Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 291980 | 109730 |
| Editions | 120 | 82 |
| Citations | — | 32 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 84141 | 15444 |
| Reading it now | 6653 | 1841 |
| Written reviews | 9898 | 2966 |
| Wikipedia attention | 47664 | 34158 |
| Pages | 258 | 345 |