"On the Banks of Plum Creek" is the third book in the classic "Little House" series telling the story of the Ingalls family's extraordinary life. Laura and her family have finally found a place to settle and their new home on the banks of Plum Creek is full of excitement. Laura loves playing in the water hole, picking plums and milking the cows but when she's told she has to go to school life is all of a sudden a lot less carefree.