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Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers
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| Part No: | 0803281781 |
| Manufacturer: | Bison Books |
| MFG Part: | 9780803281783 |
| Customer Rating: | 5.0 / 5.0 |
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- ISBN13: 9780803281783
- Condition: New
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Recommended in Laura Berquist U.S. History Geography and American Literature
| On the level of the Little House books | 2010-06-10 | 5 / 5 |
| I read this book to my son and daughter a few months ago. What a beautiful story it was! There are two things the uninitiated might want to know: One, Moody is writing from his childhood. When he revealed what people said, and they used colorful, adult language, he puts it in the book. Because I was the one reading it, I said, "blip," and my children knew it involved bad language. Ralph's family didn't talk that way, but some neighbors and work associates did, so when they said it, it was in the book.
The other thing you will want to know is that this book leaves you wanting more. It is the beginning of a series, and my children would love it, I think, if I never read them anything but the sequels until the series is finished. We are midway through the second book now.
I highly recommend it. As a mother, knowing the language is there, I would still permit my children to read it themselves. It is the kind of thing that we wouldn't say, but might hear on television. There may have been one time with something stronger than that, but I'm not certain about that. Otherwise, it involved things you can't shelter them from in the real world. |
| Remembering my childhood | 2010-05-22 | 5 / 5 |
| | My grandfather gave me this book when I was five as I had broken nine toes. I am now fifty four and had tried for years to find a copy but the bookstores that had a copy all wanted around fifty dollars. I was thrilled to find it here for so much less. It is the story of a boy,resembling Tom Sawyer, and his father.The jist of the story is boys will be boys and the example of good fathers will turn them into good men.The book will make you happy and sad as all good books do, but it will take you back to a point in time where the world is an amazing place full of magical possibilities. Read it and by all means ENJOY! |
| Wonderful for the whole family | 2010-05-22 | 5 / 5 |
| | Little Britches is a fantastic book. It takes the reader back to early 1900 Colorado and a family who loved each other and worked very hard as they struggle to build their ranch. This is the first book in a series and once you start reading you won't want to stop. Ralph (Little Britches) learns a lot of life's lessons the hard way. His father's parenting skills gently lead Ralph to make the right choices. There are horses, cowboys, and a water rights fued that provide excitement as well as many warm family moments. |
| 10 Stars for Little Britches! | 2010-05-09 | 5 / 5 |
| If I could give 10 stars to this book I would! I read Little Britches to my children ages 6 & 8 last year and we are now on the 7th book in the series (of 8 books). Little Britches (book 1) is still by far my favorite, but they are all wonderful. While we enjoyed Little House on the Prairie, I would say these rank even higher and they are especially good for boys (although my daughter and I love them just as much as my son). As a young man, Ralph Moody made himself a promise that he would save [...] by the time he was 50 years old and would write a book. This is the book he began on the eve of his 50th birthday. Ralph is 8 years old in this first book, in 1906 and his family has just moved west to help his father's tuberculosis (he's a "lunger" as the book says). They spend three years struggling to make a go of ranching and Ralph learns most of his lessons the hard way. His father, Charles, is a huge influence on Ralph. He is a patient, resourceful, upright man who is devoted to his family and to teaching his son to be a man of character. The book is never preachy however. All of the lessons are demonstrated but not outright told. My children get it though, even at their young ages! Even though the father is only in the first book, his presence is felt throughout the whole series in the lessons that Ralph learned from him ("always give a man a full day's work for a day's wage.")
After reading it aloud to my kids, I purchased it on CD, read by Cameron Beirele Father and I Were Ranchers (The Little Britches Series Book 1) [UNABRIDGED] and they have worn it out listening to it in their rooms. Mr. Beirele does an excellent job doing the voices (book 6 six is a little different but still not bad). We now have all the books in print and audio CD (except book 8 which is seems you have to get as an MP3 download). My absolute favorites are the first 4 (Little Britches: Man of the Family (The Little Britches Series) [UNABRIDGED]The Home Ranch (Bison Book) and Mary Emma & Company (Bison Book). The Fields of Home turns out good, but his crotchety old grandfather just about drove me crazy. Shaking the Nickel Bush is probably the least favorite. Ralph has a "buddy" named Lonnie that is a lazy leech and I kept preaching for Ralph to dump him through the whole book. When he is finally rid of him, he finds all of his savings is gone too. That one might be better read than listened to because the Lonnie character is grating and Mr. Beirele suddenly can't get situated on a voice for Ralph and it changes throughout the CD.
I think these books should be required reading in every home in America. We need more everyday heros to emulate. Ralph was a dutiful, devoted son who was not afraid to write about the dumb things he did as well as the smart ones. Just be aware there is some "cowboy language" in most of the books. That's how I described it to my children and they understood - we are not cowboys. It is certainly mild by today's standards but still bears mentioning. The family is a family of faith and that is more impressionable than the language. Just d**n and h*ll is all I remember hearing.
Some other Moody favorites are Come on Seabiscuit!; Stagecoach West; and Kit Carson and the Wild Frontier. |
| I first read this book in 1956 shortly after it was published. This is probably my favorite book of all time and I am a voracious reader. I own several first editions of Mr Moody's books including an autographed copy of this one.
This book is must reading for families as it teaches the values that made this Country what it is. Hard work. Self Reliance. Honesty. Honor.
This book and the books in this series helped form the value system that stays with me to this day and served me throughout a successful career in commercial construction and in raising a family of my own.
I am now buying copies for my grandkids as they get to the age that they will understand the lessons contained in Mr Moody's books. |
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