A collection of stories which describe the experiences of a pioneer girl and her family as they celebrate various Christmases In the Big Woods in Wisconsin, on the prairie in Indian Territory, and on the banks of Plum Creek.

Laura, her mother, and other family members share many exciting adventures while living as pioneers on the American frontier.

A family travels from the big woods of Wisconsin to a new home on the prairie, where they build a house, meet neighboring Indians, build a well, and fight a prairie fire.

Young Laura and her family attend a wintertime party at her grandparents' house in the Wisconsin woods.