November/December 2009
— A girl in California gazes into a snow globe's winter scene, imagining the Christmas town inside before returning to the blazing heat outside.
— A young girl walking to school becomes enchanted by a brown-and-white tabby cat following her, despite her mother's urgings to hurry along.
— A boy learns his father must move to California for work, runs away in anger and confusion, then returns home ready to face the separation.
— Two competitive students challenge each other at chin-ups in a rain-soaked park, pushing past their limits to discover something beyond winning.