I wanted to enjoy this book, but have to admit I found it terribly boring. The memories of a stove were simply not all that exciting, and there was no plot to speak of. There was not much in the way of cultural or other significance that made this work stand out to me at all.

I would not recommend this title to teachers or librarians. While it is from a normally excellent author, it is just a boring title not really relatable to any program or curriculum.

samib | Jul 18, 2010 |

A beautifully written and beautifully illustrated story in praise of the woodburning cookstove that stood in the author's grandmother's kitchen. "[The] true heart of the home ... a powerful symbol of home, tradition, memory and imagination." -- dust jacket. (

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muumi | Jan 18, 2009 |

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In the thick of the Turtle Mountains, inside one family`s little cabin, stood The Range Eternal. The woodburning stove provided warmth and comfort, delicious soups, and hot potatoes to warm cold hands on frozen winter mornings. It provided a glowing screen for a young girl`s imagination, and protection from the howling ice monsters in the night. But most of all, it was the true heart of the home-one the young girl never knew how much she would miss until it was gone. Louise Erdrich is the author of many acclaimed and best-selling books, including The Birchbark House, a National Book Award Finalist. She is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwa and lives in Minneapolis. Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, an award-winning illustration team, have collaborated on many picture books, including My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss; Cat, You Better Come Home by Garrison Keillor; Horsefly by Alice Hoffman; and Robin`s Room by Margaret Wise Brown.

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