When war comes to her country, Sofiya takes a sunflower from her garden and leaves home with her mother and grandmother, and the family uses Sofiya's keepsake to plant their roots in a new country.
Preparing to host a tea for the Queen, Ellie and her stuffed elephant, Langley, race around the globe for the best food and drink, and also collect an assortment of guests.
In 1920s Paris, after Josette and her stuffed-animal rabbit Pepette encounter famous artists who try and paint Pepette's portrait, Josette realizes she is the perfect person to do the painting.
A little boy is on a search for the perfect gift for his mother, navigating the streets of 1890s Vienna, meeting new people, and continuing to trade one gift for another.
Ernestine's well-meaning, busy parents have packed her after-school hours, but she's about to change her schedule and do what no Buckmeister has ever done before: just play.