A witch who does not want to be alone on her birthday bakes a cake girl, who proceeds to show her how to have a wonderful time without being mean or threatening to eat anyone.
When a giant whale washes up on shore, a little boy and the rest of the town must work together with the sun and the moon and the stars and the fishes to set things right again.
A broken robot makes a home for a cold, tired bluebird trying to fly south for the winter, and eventually he carries the bird to a warmer climate while she rests in the cavity where his heart used to be.
Peanut, a tiny monkey, is afraid of everything around him, until he is befriended by Beetle and the two realize they can face the scary world together.
Bored with her meals of cardboard, string, and sawdust, Nutmeg acquires from a genie a magic spoon to make some different dishes but winds up with more than she bargained for.
Halibut Jackson is so shy that he makes special outfits to blend in wherever he goes, but the clothes he wears to a party at the palace only make him stand out.
Bunting the cat and the rest of the toys in the toy museum are gathered around the Christmas tree, but find that there are no presents. The normally reserved Bunting has a wonderful idea of the toys giving themselves to each other as gifts.
