Luke is worried that no one from his new school will come to his birthday party, but when he and his parents inadvertently create a party mystery, everyone is intrigued.
Merry has always dreamed of being a ballerina, but her friends tell her she is too fat to wear a tutu, but when a new dance teacher arrives in town, Merry seizes the chance to fulfill her dream.
Little Nicholas Nosh, left behind with a babysitter while his family goes off on pirate adventures, is not too small to come to the rescue when they are captured by the bad pirate Red Beard.
