This is the first book I can remember my mother reading to me as a small child.
When I was growing up I read the entire series over and over. We visited the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home in Missouri. I have a LIW charm on my childhood charm bracelet. These books loomed large in our house during my formative years.
I'm not sure what, but recently something prompted me to find a copy to re-read as an adult.
There was much trepidation.
But it holds up. It definitely holds up.