When his toy friend, Soldier, hurts his head, Little Whistle the guinea pig tries to find something to make him feel better so he will be able to tell the other toys their bedtime story.
Oliver the tortoise looks back on his happy life as he wonders why his pet human, Ike, who he has had for eighty years, has stopped visiting the garden.
"Under Spark Elf's direction, Santa delivers presents in the allotted twenty-four hours only to arrive at the North Pole with a stowaway in the toy bag, a family's beloved dog"--Provided by the publisher.