Abby the dog is Moira's best friend, and when she accidentally is poisoned, Moira tends to her all through the day and night, even after everyone else has given up hope for her recovery.
When snowmen, Jimmy, Jack, and Junior find the weather outside too cold and lonely on Christmas Eve, the neighborhood children come and help by creating new friends for them.
When her father takes her to the museum, Lila, who likes dinosaurs more than anything else, finds a little live dinosaur who becomes so fond of her that he follows her home.