It's 1919. Henry has moved to the countryside with her parents and her baby sister, Piglet--all still scarred by the death of her brother. Alone in her head, she begins to explore her surroundings, encouraged by her only friends--characters from her favorite books. Nobody much notices when she wanders into the woods at the bottom of the garden and meets Moth, a striking witchlike woman. Together they form a bond that could help Henry save her family....

Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, tries to find out who is stealing feed out of the feed shed. When Slim sets a live animal trap, Hank decides to check it out, only to find himself trapped.

In the midst of a series of unexplained accidents and mysterious coincidences, sixth-graders Calder, Petra, and Tommy lead their classmates in an attempt to keep Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Robie House from being demolished.

There's a new dog on the ranch, and Hank's not thrilled about it. Hank's supposed to keep an eye on Jake the Birddog, and there's a saddle thief on the loose.