Farmer Boy
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Wilder's own companion book follows Almanzo Wilder's boyhood on a New York farm, with the same patient attention to daily chores, seasons and family routines that made Little House on the Prairie feel so lived-in.
12 books to read next
Books Like Little House on the Prairie
If you loved Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Readers who love Little House on the Prairie usually treasure its close, warm view of family life on the frontier. The story follows a young girl and her parents as they build a home from scratch, face hard winters and wild weather, and make do with what they have. The tone is calm and observant, the pace unhurried, and the small daily details of work, food and play carry most of the charm. It suits readers who enjoy pioneer history told through a child's eyes.
More pioneer family life
The Long Winter
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Wilder's later volume in the same family saga returns to the Ingalls household during a brutal prairie winter, showing the same resourcefulness and quiet courage that readers loved in the original.
Caddie Woodlawn
Carol Ryrie Brink
Set on the Wisconsin frontier in the 1860s, this Newbery Medal winner gives a spirited girl room to roam, with the same blend of rough outdoor adventure and close family warmth.
Growing up on the frontier
My Ántonia
Willa Cather
Cather's novel traces a Bohemian immigrant girl's life on the Nebraska prairie, capturing the same big open landscape and the hard, rewarding work of settling new land.
Sarah, plain and tall
Patricia MacLachlan, Patricia MacLachlan
This short, tender story of a prairie family and a newcomer's arrival has the spare, emotionally clear prose and the homestead setting that make Little House so memorable.
Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
A boy must survive alone in the wilderness using only his wits, echoing the self-reliance and practical problem-solving that run through Wilder's account of building a home from nothing.
Sisters and close family
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
The March sisters' everyday struggles, quarrels and affections give the same domestic heart that Little House readers enjoy, though set in New England during the Civil War.
Anne of Green Gables
L. M. Montgomery
Anne's imaginative, warm, sometimes mischievous voice and her close bonds with the people around her will appeal to readers who loved Laura's honest, lively narration.
The Penderwicks
Jeanne Birdsall
A summer of sisters, a garden and small adventures told with gentle humour and affection, offering the same cosy family focus and a child-centred view of ordinary days.
A similar read for young readers
Heidi
Spyri, Johanna
Heidi's life in the Swiss Alps shares the clear-eyed love of nature, simple living and a child's growing place in a close-knit household that Little House readers appreciate.
Charlotte's Web
E. B. White, Kate DiCamillo
A farm setting, a clever friend and a gentle, heartfelt tone make this a comforting read for anyone who enjoyed the rural daily life and warmth of Wilder's books.
Missing May
Cynthia Rylant
Rylant's quiet, emotionally honest story about a loving family in a rural Ohio community gives the same simple, tender focus on home and kinship.
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