After Little Dee’s park ranger dad dies, she has no relatives to take her in. She’s facing an uncertain future in an orphanage when, luckily, she meets a motley crew of animals deep in the forest. They’re on the run: a pair of hungry polar bears are after the penguin, and the vulture, the dog, and the bear are determined to protect her. They’re not interested in adopting a tiny human. But Dee loves them especially Ted the bear and she won’t let them go. Instead, she hops on their getaway plane and joins them on an around-the-world adventure. Between the bossy vulture, the slightly dim dog, the nurturing bear, and the happy-go-lucky penguin, this mismatched group of big personalities doesn’t always get along. But by the end of their journey, they’ve become a family..... exactly the kind of family Little Dee needs.