When I saw today is Log Cabin Day, I thought of Jean Fritz’s classic book, The Cabin Faced West. Ann and her two brothers move with their parents from their home in Gettysburg to live in a log cabin in the West. In those days, western Pennsylvania was the West. The story is based on real people and their stories. Ann is Fritz’s great-great grandmother. The book is well-researched, and young readers can get an accurate view of life in Early America.
Today's Kidlit Book 