When Sam, who can barely read, discovers an old newspaper clipping just before his eleventh birthday, it brings forth memories from his past, and, with the help of a new friend at school and the castle they are building for a school project, his questions are eventually answered.

After an autumn storm fells the Old Pine Tree, Farmer John, helped by his friends and observed by the farm animals, uses the wood to build a special Christmas present.

When new neighbors move in next door, Eddie helps fix things up around the house.