Tillie and Hank

"Looks like we got that project taken care of," Hank said as he rose from the park bench where they sat watching. "Until next time, then. Merry Christmas." Tillie smiled, straightened her funny looking hat, squared her shoulders, took one last look toward the pie shop and started down the street. Hank set off in the opposite direction and they were gone.

Robot doesn't want Christmas to come because he fears another catastrophe at the Christmas pageant. Jeli and Bother run into problems when they try to put up their grandmother's Christmas Tree. Cranky Clay discovers the world isn't such a bad place once one reaches out to others. JJ is excited to discover he can play baseball after all. Shelby finds life is full of adventures when she joins granny at the pie shop. Tillie and Hank enter the scene in these and other stories to help resolve problems and bring a Merry Christmas to everyone.