Laura has a dog named Jack and they love to spend time and adventure together, especially when her family moves west. He protects her and loves her, but can't be a puppy forever. ( )

In my opinion, this is a very good book. The language is very descriptive and easy for readers to understand. For example, the text says, “His light-brown fur was short, with darker-brown streaks through it. He had a large head and strong, square jaws.” Also, there is an illustration for each chapter in the book. These illustrations help readers know what the most important plot event from each chapter is. The plot is suspenseful and includes various different conflicts that keep the reader engaged. However, there is not too much going on that it confuses the reader. I think the story’s themes of family and overcoming hardships are very meaningful. The setting is also accurate for the time. The characters do act and speak in authentic ways for the time period. The story helps readers understand the difficulties that pioneers went through during this time period. The book explains the dangerous elements and animals that they had to encounter. I think the big idea of this book is that there are any families who live different lifestyles depending on the time period and location. This book shows readers that other families might be different than theirs and it exposes the reader to a different way of life. ( )

Laura and her bulldog, Jack, share exciting adventures while growing up on the wild American frontier. ( )

This books hold the adventures of Laura and her bull dog Jack. She tells us how that is her guard dog and always stands by her side. She tells a sad story about when they were crossing the river and how she thought she lost Jack due to the rough waters. Jack was able to keep them company, be loyal, and even save them when there wagon was being a run away.
This is historical fiction.

This was a cute quick read. Essentially this is a compiled collection of stories about Laura and Jack - taken from the actual Little House Series. The writing was very basic - I think my daughter may have just liked it better if we just started the actual series. Laura ages from chapter to chapter and the family moves three times - which may have been a little confusing.

Spoiler Alert*

Jack dies in the last chapter - I balled. Darn dog dying. ( )