It is interesting that Duff made a point to defend the book to young male readers when the book was specifically written for Burton’s two young sons. Annis Duff in her “Bequest of Wings: A Family’s Pleasures with Books” mentions how beautifully illustrated The Little House is and how beautiful the pages radiate the seasons that even a young, masculine boy can be captivated. Another review insinuates that this book is not only for girls but also “masculine four-year-old” boys. She also says how it shows boys and girls to take a step back and not miss the changing of the seasons overshadowed by volumes of skyscrapers and the constant movement from apartment to apartment. Eaton discusses how Virginia Lee Burton uses “lively imagination” and “genuine power” to portray this story. One newspaper article from the New York Times by Anne T. When The Little House was first published in 1942 it was greatly praised, this resulted in its Caldecott win of 1943.
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