Helen Littler Howard

Hannah's Sod House Helen Littler Howard

** 70th Anniversary Edition ** *** Now in paperback *** Little Hannah Lander lives in a sod house in northeastern Colorado with her father and mother and four siblings. Hannah is noticeably toothless due to an unfortunate incident that occurred when she was a baby. Her mother had been holding Hannah in front of her on horseback when she rode smack into the clothesline in the dark, and when she yanked up on the clothesline to ride under it, the clothesline caught in Hannah's upper front teeth and ripped them out. Her brothers sometimes tease her about her appearance and call her "Grandma". Although the Landers live a hard life as pioneering homesteaders in a new country, they have a cheerful outlook and an abundance of fun. Simple pleasures such as a Christmas pageant, a sod house building party for a newly engaged couple, and a country auction punctuate life on their dryland farm. Reminiscent of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie, and based on author Helen Littler Howard's early childhood experiences, this sincerely written story portrays the Lander family through the eyes of young Hannah.