None of the other "Little House Years" books are as good as the ones about Laura but other then the Laura books the Martha ones are definitely my favorite. I love Scotland so that made this books particularly interesting to me but in general I just think they are the best written and most engaging titles from this set of books. ( )

I don't really know what to say about this book. Very fun, but... ( )

One of my favorite childhood books ( )

When I first heard about this book, my thought was: "cool!" Then I starting wondering who the author of this book could be and what in the world would they know about Laura Ingalls Wilder's great-grandmother. Much of the charm for me of the Little House on the Prairie series is that it is based on Laura's own life. I had my doubts about a modern book written about a time so far in the past.

I was pleasantly surprised. It did seem to be written in much the same style as Laura's Little House books. (Though it's been a few years since I read those.) The author definately did research to learn about this time period.

A charming children's book. ( )

Well-done, charming, perfect for fans of Laura of course - but just a little bland. A little too innocent. For example, the tenant farmers were so grateful to Martha's family for the gift basket for the baby, and for their tiny thatched cottages with no doors, just because Father wasn't as usurious as some lairds. Therefore, this doesn't read as 'real' and I don't really recommend this for children above the age of 9 or so. ( )