Penny Paisley holds a party to present the family "Christmas Jar"--a jar in which her family has been saving spare change throughout the year--to an ailing neighbor, Grandpa Charlie.
Violet and Wilbur love the peace and quiet of their valley and find the need for more space when it is invaded by many neighbors, including the obstreperous Googie.
The new kid in the neighborhood resists the attempts of the Spurwink Gang to involve him in their activities, until finally he is ready to unveil his amazing invention.
Although Jacob finds his autistic brother, Nathan, annoying, he gets angry at a new neighbor who calls Nathan weird, but their mothers help the boys get along with a special Hanukkah observance.
Nine-year-old Aldo discovers the pleasures of doing volunteer work to help the older citizens of the community and the satisfactions of earning his first money on his own for unselfish reasons.
Cantankerous Ezra keeps rebuffing his nosy neighbor Old Betty when she tries to give him advice on how to survive the cold winter nights, until she finally discovers that his five dogs are his private source for warmth.
