Kris L. (miss-info) reviewed On the Way Home: The Diary of a Trip from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894 on + 386 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 10
This book may seem dry to younger readers, but I found it very interesting as an older reader. It is, literally, a diary, not a story written out for entertainment. It details such things as washing out clothes in a pail on a daily basis rather than waiting for a good wash day, crossing rivers, and driving along the first macadam road Laura had ever seen. This was the forerunner to asphalt, and kept down the dust levels in stores. The book also details the relationship of the Wilders with the Cooleys, which is important if you go on to read the Rose Wilder Lane series by Roger MacBride, and especially if you can find Rose's biography.
I recommend this book highly for older readers who are true Laura Ingalls fans. After reading it, find her biography, Laura, by Donald Zochart.
I recommend this book highly for older readers who are true Laura Ingalls fans. After reading it, find her biography, Laura, by Donald Zochart.
Lin G. (LinG) reviewed On the Way Home: The Diary of a Trip from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894 on + 203 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Classic books, well-loved by girls for decades. Reading level: ages 8-12
Lynn B. (ladybug74) reviewed On the Way Home: The Diary of a Trip from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894 on + 129 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Not as interesting as some of the other Laura Ingalls Wilder books. I read them all when I was young, but didn't enjoy this one as much.
Melissa L. reviewed On the Way Home: The Diary of a Trip from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894 on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I love all the books in the Little House series. This one reads a little differently because it is in diary format, and Laura is writing as an adult and parent, so the perspective is different than her other books. It was interesting to see real photos of her and her family as well as the towns they traveled through.