The Big DumpTruck

It's been far too long between Little House on the Prairie books. I know that they're probably labor-intensive, what with the small words and the big print. Maybe it's the illustrations (which really, are some of the best ever done for chapter books - far far better than the Harry Potter illustrations). But because Laura Ingalls Wilder is taking so very very long to get the next book to her publisher, I'm going to step up to the plate and write my own, just like I am volunteering for HP7.

Let's see. Manly and Laura are married, and their daughter Rose was born. Their house burned down but they saved the "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" plate. Okay, got it.

Okay, the book starts out with Laura announcing to Manly that she's tired of being a stay-at-home mom, she wants to move to New York and try her hand as a Rockette. She tells him that there's no future in farming, and that if he comes with her, he might be able to find work as a male model in the clothing district. He agrees to come with her for one year - if she doesn't have any success, she agrees to move back to the dirt farm and feed the chickens until she dies. Hilarity ensues.