On the Other Side of the Hill (Little House Sequel)

I have personally enjoyed the Rocky Ridge Books. One thing that stands out is how much work Rose Wilder endured. It seems she had a lot on her young shoulders, moreso than Laura, Mary and Carrie grew up doing. Rose really had a hard life. But she still had adventure and playtime in the mix.

This book provided good reading and there are parts I enjoy such as the mean teacher, the feast they had during the hog butching and Blanche's birthday party.I've read it several times but each time there is one point that really bugs me. Since I have been reading the Little House series plus Ingalls family biographies since I was in the fifth grade, I am very familiar with the life of Laura and her family.It is always a source of annoyance when someone(sited as an expert) writes about a particular subject but makes glaring errors and mistakes about situations and the characters.This book offers a prime example. I noted an error that should have been caught by either the author or an editor.To wit: Almanzo brings home a Sears & Roebuck catalog in which people can mail order merchandise from the catalog. Wow! A new discovery in shopping! Laura nor Almanzo remembers living in South Dakota and looking through a Montegomery Ward catalog(mail-order) and purchasing a set of glassware or Laura purchasing a saddle for her pony from the Montegomery Ward catalog. This information was provided in the book The First Four Years also carrying Roger Lea MacBride's name. One of the pieces from the glassware set was the bread platter etched with the words 'Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread'.Of course MacBride died and his daughter had taken over the writing at this point. But still, I think it is shameful when a fan knows the subjects and details better than the "experts".

The author of this series died before the series was completed. Most of the books were written from partial manuscripts.This series tells of Rose's life. She is a rambunctious girl who is growing up with the times. She often does things she isn't suppose to, behind her parents back. I wouldn't recommend the books for a really young audience, but for pre-teen to teen, these books are great.You learn more about the changes in history and inventions appearing. It also sheds light into the life of Laura as an adult, raising a daughter and living the farmer lifestyle. They are not written in the same manner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder series, but they are still a good read.

I am enjoying this series of books, as a continued journey of LIW and family.

My son like it.

Granddaughter was missing this one from a previous set. She is very happy with it.

Wife loves all these books.

good read

Firstly, this is a review for a story about the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose. This is not a story about Germans and the war. I have already reported this to Amazon to get the reviews fixed, and hopefully this happens soon. Something has gone wrong somewhere.This is now the fourth book in the series and Rose is growing up. My goodness, her dolls are remaining in her drawer and she doesn’t have time for childish escapades anymore.What I’m finding more and more from these books, is that there are multiple “lessons” to be learned. Don’t lose your temper. Don’t get jealous. Don’t forget to build a cyclone cellar. Don’t play tricks on teachers. Learn how babies are made. Which is obviously beneficial to the intended reading group, but not to a full grown adult.The whole “how are babies made” storyline is cringe-worthy in this day and age. Laura/Mama blushes as soon as Almanzo/Papa so much as kisses her in front of their daughter, and then stumbles over explaining to her 10 year old daughter how babies are made. I know children were probably quite sheltered in those days, but if you live a farm, you would have seen things that you would never unsee! And preparation is key whether you’re going to be faced with a tree trunk when you see a guy naked for the first time or an acorn. I suppose the ladies never saw anything in those days. Or it was certainly never talked about in polite company.So while Rose is growing up, the family are still dealing with the various lessons that life throws at them. Laura and Almanzo still feature quite heavily in the books, and haven’t disappeared into the background, as I was expecting. Laura seems to have moved away from her childishness, which didn’t seem ever to happen, if you grew up as a lover of the original book series/TV show and is quite the obedient farmer’s wife now. Almanzo I feel like is either strongly based on Dean Butler’s portrayal of Almanzo, or he played the character very well. (Unfortunately I don’t recollect too much from Farmer’s Boy or The First Four Years - they weren’t my favourites from the series.)There’s still a very short amount of time covered in these books, and I expect to see the “jump” happening soon. Rose is already 10/11, and we still have another four books to go. If it finishes up around the same time as the Laura/Caroline books did, we need to get her finishing school and married with a baby on the way!This is still easily skimmable, and will be finished in no time. I haven’t found a seriously bad or seriously good book so far. They are just easy to read and formulaic.

The book goes a long way to put right the racial prejudices and mistreatment of Native Americans shown in the earlier Little House books. As well as being a good story it gives a wonderful insight into how life was at the time.

Great book. Meant a lot to me growing up. Bought for my nieces. Bought a bunch so the reviews are going to repeat themselves

Exactly as described.