Little Heathens
Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression

I find it hard to believe that the New York Times Book Review named this book as one of the top ten best books of 2007. It is nice that an author in her mid 80s could be published for the first time with this book, but best of 2007? Maybe it was a bad year for books. Kalish wrote this book about her......more

This IS like listening to your grandma (or that old lady in the Titanic movie) telling in a gentle, slow-cadenced voice, about the old days. Some topics covered are thrift, medicine, chores, farm food, gathering wood, and wash day. The book starts off entertaining, but like Grandma (or Grandpa) it g......more

Growing up on a farm was a tough thing to do, but while people had it rough — they made it work, and they were generally happy to do so. This high-spirited account of life during the depression was enjoyable in the beginning but slowly lost steam and, while during the depression, was not hard living......more