When DeeDee's parents move to a new town and into an oh-so-tiny dollhouse, DeeDee's winter holiday becomes a nightmare of losses. It isn't that DeeDee isn't fond of dollhouses, that's okay, but it all becomes complicated when DeeDee is taunted by a classmate. She stays cheerful for her school's Christmas exchange, until she is betrayed by the cunning little girl who lies about the present with DeeDee's name on it. How can she be thankful?
To top it off, dad explains that their new house is too small to set up a holiday tree. In DeeDee's spiral of disappointments, all is not lost Surprises are in store when accidents happen.