Presents four stories about Amanda and Oliver Pig in which the brother and sister enjoy the big snow by building a fort, sledding down hills, and building a snow pig.
After joining his sister in writing letters to Santa, baking cookies, and picking a Christmas tree, Oliver tries to find a stocking big enough to hold the twenty-two toys he requested from Santa.
In 1779 in fairfield, Connecticut, Hannah and her family try to maintain a sense of normalcy as the Revolutionary War rages around them, threatening to destroy their way of life.
When her brother goes off to school, Amanda finds new things to do, including ballet dancing, cleaning her room, and making a very sad, mad day go away, with the help of hugs from Mother Pig.
