Anne and "Poppy" Rose have three quirky kids. Anne has a generous heart and the belief in the innocence of children. To the unhappy surprise of her husband she takes in the orphan Jane, a problem child who already tried to kill herself once.
An unscrupulous agent is able to sell a story by an unknown authoress to a Hollywood studio chief for big money. But he has to conceal the fact that the writer is only nine years old.
