Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder is an enjoyable story for both kids and adults about little Almanzo Wilder and his life in New York State in the late 1800s. The story is both an enjoyable tale and a look at how life was like for farmers in that time.

He was a hard worker, and an honest young man, and didn't expect a lot. The chapter where he and his siblings were excited over a few Christmas presents was insightful about how people back then expected less. He got a few presents, including the present he loved the most, a cap with side flaps for his ears that buttoned on the top, and was absolutely delighted with it. He trains a couple of young oxen to be trusty workers, but what he wants the most, is to train a horse. Will his father trust him with the task, though?