A young pioneer girl and her family attend a wintertime party at her grandparents' house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin.

The Ingalls leave Walnut Grove and the Carters move into their old house. Meanwhile Nellie returns to Walnut Grove and Nancy runs away because she is no longer the center of attention. These are just a few of the moments from the ninth season.

Laura is afraid the newest addition to her family, a baby boy, will replace her father's affections. The baby becomes ill and dies and Laura learns to understand the death is not her fault.

Chronicles the adventures of the Ingalls family as they stake their claim to a rugged parcel of land on the Kansas prairie. Their exciting journey brings them face-to-face with mysterious Indians, wild animals, and their peculiar new neighbors.