When young Mary Lennox moves into Misselthwaite Manor, she hates it. She hates the cold hallways and ugly moor. And she hates how lonely she is. The only comfort Mary has is exploring the manor's grounds. After uncovering a hidden key, Mary discovers an old, abandoned garden that has a few secrets. With two unexpected friends, Mary is determined to bring her garden back to life.

The townspeople in St. Clere, Kansas, are sure it will never work out when the neat and orderly spinster, Minnie McGranahan, takes her nine orphaned nieces and nephews into her home in 1920.

After happily exploring garbage cans in the streets of Paris and pulling fish from the river, Genevieve, the puppy belonging to Madeline and the other orphans, receives an unwanted bath.

In 1912, orphaned Irish street musician Jonathan Harker accidentally stows away on the Titanic, where he is befriended by Wallace Hartley, called "the bravest man in the world" for playing violin with the band as the Titanic sank. Includes historical note.

Presents Dicken's story of Pip, an orphaned young man in Victorian England, condensed to twelve words, and accompanied by hand-felted illustrations.