Because she desperately wants to have her picture taken, ten-year-old Amy finds a way to accumulate the necessary five dollars but then decides to spend it in another way. Based on characters found in Louisa May Alcott's Little women.

When a wealthy aunt offers to adopt one of the March girls, ten-year-old Jo decides the best thing to do is sacrifice herself.

Although Amy encourages the attentions of Robert, a well-to-do classmate, she must face her true feelings when he surprises her with an expensive gift.