Little House on the Prairie is een Amerikaanse dramaserie van de zender NBC. De serie ging in première op 11 september 1974.
Little House on the Prairie volgt de belevenissen van Charles en Caroline Ingalls en hun drie dochters Mary, Laura en Carrie aan het einde van de 19de eeuw in West Amerika.
Laura writes a book for a book writing contest. Her book is chosen. She travels to Minneapolis to work out a deal with the publisher. However, when the publisher wants her to change some parts in her book, she withdraws from the contest and goes back home.