Garth Williams

A year in the life of two young girls growing up on the Wisconsin frontier, as they help their mother with the daily chores, enjoy their father's stories and singing, and share special occasions with relatives and neighbors.

Winter of 1880 is difficult for the Ingalls family as blizzards cover the Dakota Territory in snow. When supplies dwindle, Almanzo Wilder and a friend take a dangerous journey across the prairie to find wheat.

Frances finds it difficult to go to sleep with the strange noises and menacing shapes that seem to fill her room after dark.