This remake of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s autobiographical family story, Little House on the Prairie, is a charming and suspenseful adaptation of this world-famous work. It is a cinematic adaptation of the author’s memories of her childhood spent in the Midwestern United States, when Native American tribes still held significant influence over much of the region.

Laura lives with her family in a little house near the town of Pepin, Wisconsin. Laura’s father decides to sell their house in Wisconsin and wants to move the whole family to Kansas.

The journey to Kansas is fraught with obstacles. They must cross a frozen lake, a raging river, and various other hazards. At one point, they lose a horse that is bitten by a rattlesnake. Fortunately, they meet kind people who give them two mustangs.

Upon arriving in Kansas, where Native Americans still live, they are helped by their neighbor, Mr. Edwards, and the Scott family. In their new home, further dangers and problems await them, which they must face. The main problem isn’t even the Native Americans who try to drive them out, but someone else entirely.

Drama / Adventure / Family

USA, 2005, 255 min (4 episodes)

Crew: David L. Cunningham;

Cast: Cameron Bancroft, Erin Cottrell, Kyle Chavarria, Danielle Chuchran, Gregory Sporleder, Nathaniel Arcand, James Cosmo, Dorian Harewood;

Parents’ Guide

1 scene showing a woman with her back and shoulders exposed. A few kisses between a married couple.

Edwards is ambushed by Native Americans, and his house is set on fire.

1 instance of “For God’s sake, move.”

Smoking a Native American pipe.

A foot being crushed by a thick log.

A story about a dog going to heaven. Writing a letter to Santa Claus, who is a caricature of St. Nicholas and the Baby Jesus.

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