I read the "Little House" books several times before watching the movie and series, and I have to say I like the television show better. Not only did it bring the story to life, it also brought a more emotional side to it. Don't get me wrong, I love the books, too; I just loved the show more. Although, the show might have done well to not add so many things as they did. While I loved them adding Adam in (it really was a sweet story and I always thought it was sad how Mary ended up alone in real life 'cause of her blindness), I did not like the addition of James and Cassandra. I know the producers wanted to bring younger people in since Laura and Mary were grown up, but hello? What about Carrie? She was just the background girl in the series. She and Cassandra were about the same age, why couldn't they have made Carrie's story lines bigger? For example, in the books, Carrie had some trouble with Miss Wilder. A great storyline would've been Laura feeling torn between her affection for Almanzo and her dislike of the way his sister was treating her sister. That was pretty much the biggest problem I had with the show, other than that, a great show.
Review of Little House on the Prairie
