When Pa trades Mr. Hanson his horses and wagon for a sod dugout, the Ingalls family finds themselves in their first home in Minnesota. Pa promises that after the harvest of the first wheat crop, the family will have a nice new log cabin right on the banks of Plum Creek. When Pa purchases the new lumber for the house, it is under the agreement that it will be paid for when the wheat crop is sold. Right before the wheat is to be harvested, a strange happening threatens the livelihood of the crops. How will Pa get his family though this hardship?

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Holly S. from Oklahoma wrote the following on 07/10/2006:
My mother, too, read these books to me several times, starting when I was five years old. She only read the books where Laura is younger (not The Long Winter, or These Happy Golden Years). After our third round, I started reading them all over again myself, several times - ALL of them, and as many more about her that I could find. As an adult, I have even read them all a few more times, admiring the adults of the series more. My own set is now quite worn, and my own daughter is about to turn five. I'm ordering this set for her/us, and hope she will love and learn from them as much as I have. ...We who love the books generally despise the TV versions. My wish is that those who dislike the TV version but have never read the books would try the books. They are very different! (I also HIGHLY recommend The Little House Cookbook, even if you don't want to actually cook anything. It is full of interesting food history.)