The characters' lives are linked to each other by acts of generosity or cruelty. A daughter in early 20th century Chicago; a hobo during the Great Depression; an office girl in 1950s Manhattan; the young man reveling in 1960s San Francisco, then later tends to dying friends as the AIDS pandemic hits; as the new century opens, a man who has lost his way finds a measure of peace in a photograph he discovers in an old box-an image of pure and simple...

A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.

Miguel sees the results of his father's faith and generosity when, although his own family is facing the oncoming winter with threadbare clothing, a leaky roof, and no firewood, Papa gives away the pastries he has baked.

The four Alden children, aged six to fourteen, uncover a mystery while volunteering at a food pantry for the needy.

During the Christmas season of 1918, nine-year-old Anna and her father come to a deeper understanding of the goodness of giving as each follows the guidance of their dreams of Jesus.

"When Kevin learns that not everyone has enough to eat, like the full meals he enjoys with his family every night, he organizes a food drive at school." --

Harold is a very special bear who always wears a woolly hat, so when a crow steals the hat from him, he tries to win it back.

A young girl has so many choices but only one wish. She asks those around her what they would wish for, but nothing seems quite right. What will her perfect wish be?--

Something is frightening the people of Crong -- something with long, sharp teeth, seven eyes, and an appetite for goats. The monster's name is the Voolith, and it won't stop until it has gobbled up everything in its path! When news reaches Edwinland, King Edwin decides he must cross the wilderness and defeat the Voolith in single combat. Even if he doesn't quite know what "single combat" means.

Luna outgrows her stroller just as Ernie needs one, and when he outgrows it he passes it along to Gigi, and soon many different families have received and shared the gift.