Franklin and his family are off on a Christmas visit with Grandma and Grandpa at Faraway Farm! The farm is hit by a sudden ice storm - knocking out the power and taking out the telephone lines. Franklin's parents visit the elderly next-door neighbors. While they are away, disaster strikes when Grandpa takes a terrible tumble and Grandma worries about getting him to a doctor. Now, Franklin and Harriet, his stowaway baby sister, begin a magical adventure as they journey home in search of help.