When Billy accompanies his mum to buy a new dress for her and a birthday present for himself, they both have a hard time deciding on just the right thing.
The morning after a hurricane, two brothers find an uprooted tree which becomes a magical place, transporting them on adventures limited only by their imaginations.
As Danny imagines himself in a series of adventures beginning with joining a pirate crew, his mother assures him that she will always be there to help if he needs her.
With his best friend gone, his mother and stepfather preoccupied with the new baby, and his father's visits becoming less frequent, eleven-year-old Rob, lonely and unhappy, finds a fantastic imaginary refuge on a "South Sea" island in the local park.
A young girl sees "green things" in the laundry, under the bed, in her scrambled eggs, in the closet, in the garage, on the porch, and in her mother's sandwich.
When bad weather prevents the children from going to the beach, they turn their bedroom into a beach and pretend they are on a boat and a desert island.
