At Christmastime, Bear gets to join his special friend, Annie, in the festivities in her grandma's gift shop, but this year is different because the gift shop is closing and Bear's future seems uncertain.
On a school field trip to the state Capitol, Missy is dissapointed to learn that there is no gift shop and decides, along with her friend Oscar, to visit the governor to petition one.
Rosie, Lily, and Tess, three cousins who are living together with their aunt, decide to make a miniature flower shop just like Aunt Lucy's real shop, and give it to her as a gift.
While doing some Christmas shopping in the mall, Dunc, Amos, and Amos' cousin T.J. try to solve the mystery of some disappearing Christmas presents--a crime for which Santa Claus is the prime suspect.