POLLYANNA IS A CHEERFUL LITTLE GIRL LIVING WITH HER KIND BUT AILING FATHER. THOUGH HE INSISTS ON WORKING DESPITE HIS ILLNESS, POLLYANNA, WITH HELP FROM HER SQUIRREL FRIEND, TRIES TO EASE HIS BURDEN. HER YOUTHFUL EFFORTS OFTEN LEAD TO TROUBLE, BUT THROUGH PATIENCE, GUIDANCE, AND GOOD INTENTIONS, SHE STRIVES TO BRING HAPPINESS TO HER FAMILY. A TOUCHING STORY OF LOVE, SACRIFICE, AND YOUTHFUL OPTIMISM.