This story is told by a young girl named Annie.
Annie is home schooled by her grandfather. One day after school, she meets a toad named Ike in her grandfather's garden. That night her grandfather leaves on a pirate ship. Annie and Ike attempt to follow him in a paddleboat. They fall asleep and loose track of him during the night. They wake up the next day to find a world filled with many talking creatures.
This story details three days of Annie's travel adventures in this land as she tries to find her grandfather. Many of the creatures she meets are good. Some are bad. A few are evil.
In her first escape from evil, she makes friends with several creatures who travel with her. Her main traveling companions are Crazy Tina Turkey, Henry Horse, and Rita Reindeer.
Along the way, she meets many other creatures and people. Many help her. Some slow her down. A few cause her to change direction.
Near the end of the third day, she finds the pirate ship and her grandfather. She and her friends join him in a battle against an evil army.
