
"The true meaning of Christmas, for just a dollar."
America is in the midst of the Great Depression, and the Kamp family is struggling to get by, especially since Mrs. Kamp’s untimely death nearly a year ago. The older children do their best to take care of the family, but it’s the younger children—Hopalong Cassidy fan Norman and straight-talking little Ruthie—who struggle most. Now, with their mother gone and their father overwhelmed by doctor bills from young Norman’s battle with polio, the Kamp siblings fully expect a Christmas without presents. But when William scrapes together a dollar in coins to use for Christmas gifts, everything begins to change.
William Kamp

Mrs. Rathbone

Verna Kamp

Warren Kamp

Miss Mayfield

Norman Kamp

Ruthie Kamp

Russell Kamp
Helen

Lenny
Karl
Mae
Esther

Gale

Frank
Tommy

Mr. Mueller

Mrs. Kamp

Frank's Mother

Mr. Phelps

Minister
Mrs. Bigler

Billy

Sarah

Maude

Henry
Violet the Dog
Cloud the Horse