Almanzo Wilder is growing up on the farm, helping his father with all the chores and planting and harvesting. But he isn't allowed to go near the young colts, for fear that he would startle them or teach them bad habits. More than anything, Almanzo longs to have his own colt to break and ride, but his father says he is too young. Year after year, Almanzo works in the barn and in the fields, determined to prove to his father that he is ready to have his own colt.

This book makes me hungry because it is constantly describing all this delicious food in delightful detail. Don't read it on an empty stomach! I guess when Almanzo looks back on his childhood, he just remembers the good food from the farm! haha!

It is really humbling to see how excited the family get about simple things like new shoes or a "store boughten" hat. It makes me realize just how rich we all are in this modern day, and how grateful we should be for the simplest things in life.