When Laura and her family move from Wisconsin to Kansas, they make friends with a helpful neighbor who comes to their aid later when they settle in the Dakota Territory.

"Text adapted from Little house on the prairie; By the shores of Silver Lake; and The long winter"--Title page verso.

A log house -- A new neighbor -- Mr. Edwards and Jack -- A prairie Christmas -- Mr. Edwards meets Santa Claus -- Saying good-bye -- Mr. Edwards helps out -- A surprise guest.