Young orphaned Oliver escapes to London and is befriended by pickpockets.

When word of the Nazi plot to arrest Denmark's Jews leaks out, Christian families such as the Kosters band together to thwart the impending raid by aiding their Jewish neighbors in hiding.

Three ordinary pets take on the majestic Canadian wilderness in one extraordinary journey. Finding themselves separated from their owners by 200 miles, the trio sets out on a perilous trek to find their family.

Polly chronicles the adventures of an orphan sent to Harrington, Alabama, to live with her aunt - a very wealthy and influential black woman in a small divided town. Aunt Polly is prim, proper and often cold toward her new charge. Despite many setbacks, Polly's "gladness" game just might thaw the townsfolk and her aunt--Container.

An enigmatic newcomer to a drought-ravaged farming community grows a crop of colorful balloons in his field. At first the townspeople believe the balloons are a sign of hope until a grouchy old man leads them to believe that they were swindled.