The Deer in the Wood adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilder, illustrated by Renee Graef

"One chilly fall day, Pa tells Laura and Mary that he must go into the Big Woods to look for a deer, for there is no meat left to eat in the little house. The next day Pa comes home not with a deer, but instead with a very special story to tell Laura and Mary." (from dustjacket)

One of the first Little House picture books I remember from my growing up, this one is very autumnal and gentle. I must admit, with the passing of years, I do think this story of Pa's is curious. I can see him leaving the doe and her fawn, but, I mean, when (in that day and age particularly) would you not have shot the buck? My daughter must also be a country girl through and through as she was puzzling over the same question on her own. xD But on the other hand, though many details in the full length books were adjusted from the way they happened in real life, I'm not exactly sure why Laura or Rose would have felt the need to soften this particular story (when other similar frontier subjects were left in, such as the pig butchering in Little House in the Big Woods, where we also find this deer episode), so maybe it did happen as narrated.

Anyway! 

All that to say, this is well written and faithful to the original material. And the illustrations are lovely. Altogether a solid, classic title in the picture book series.