It's another windy winter day, and the postal bees are staying indoors-the wind is too strong for their berry bitty wings. "We don't know when the next mail will get through!" It's bad news for Blueberry, who has been anxiously awaiting the next installment of a Patty Persimmon Detective story. If only she could get to the post office in Berry Bitty Dale where her package is waiting!
On a beautiful winter's night, Blueberry reads the Baby Berrykins a story of what happened one winter in Berry Bitty City-a winter that almost wasn't. Just as everyone is ready for winter fun and fashions, a sudden warming melts the snow and ruins their plans. Improvising with snowmen made of shaved ice and cotton puffs, Strawberry and her friends play "Capture the Snowman's Carrot Nose." The Berrykins want to join in the fun, so the girls play against them, with Strawberry refereeing.
With only a few days of summer left, the girls are about to enjoy their first vacation in their newly-created, tropical beach resort at Berry Bitty Lake, when who should descend upon them but Mavis Maraschino, the comically over-the-top "Entertainment Tonight"-style show host. Mavis has dumped her focus on fashions in favor of an even glitzier show called Lifestyles of the Berry Big Bitty Stars, and she wants her first segment to be about how pop superstar Cherry Jam spends her vacation.
The grove around Berry Bitty City is abuzz with activity. The Berrykins are using their sparkles to harvest berries, Berrykin Bloom is in his garden spraying flowers with a special solution to make them larger, and Raspberry is nearby gathering flower petals to make perfume. The wind starts to blow and picks up some of the sparkles. The sparkles float along the wind and get combined with some of Berrykin Bloom's solution.
Blueberry has become obsessed with the mystery book detective heroine, Patti Persimmon. She decorates her store with Patti posters and rearranges her shelves to make room for all the Patti books she's ordered. Blueberry begins to neglect outings with her friends and even goes so far as to dress like her idol just to emulate her. She then starts looking for cases to solve around town.
Overhearing Blueberry reading a story to the baby Berrykins about the scary Galumphalot, Orange is uncharacteristically shaken. She determines she doesn't want anything scary around her, just relaxation. But while the girls are having a hair-styling party at Lemon's salon, a malfunction at the BerryWorks causes the whole town to go dark. And Orange begins to get really anxious.
All of Berry Bitty City is excitedly making their way through the berry batch in search of the elusive Wanderberry. It is to be the dessert at the BerryFest Feast. Everyone is milling about searching for it on their own when Blueberry points out that the rules say the BerryFest Princess is in charge of the search. The girls turn to her for direction and she points them where she thinks the berry might be.
All of Berry Bitty City is gathered around to watch the last snowberrykin melt. As the last bit of snow forms a puddle, a cheer goes up, spring is here! It's now time for the annual BerryFest. But with Princess Berrykin out of town on business, who will be the BerryFest Princess and preside over the festival?! Everyone is abuzz with how to go about choosing the Princess and what her duties will be. Postmaster Bee declares the only fair way to go about it is to hold an election. Everyone agrees.
Plum decides to hold a dance recital at Strawberry's Café Cabaret stage and sends out a stack of invitations. She forgets, however, to check the sign-up sheet at the Café and schedules it for the same night as Blueberry is scheduled to read to the baby Berrykins. Strawberry tells Plum she cannot hold the recital in the Café on her chosen day because the Café is booked.
While at Orange's general store to pick up a package, Berrykin Bloom chats with Orange about the pogostick he gave her to help her reach the upper shelves. She is very appreciative. He ends up getting a package of special berry seeds he ordered, not the vacation magazine Orange thought he came for. He explains how the seeds were a better purchase because of all the benefits to the Berryworks but now he can no longer afford a vacation.
While rehearsing a song alone in her cafe, Strawberry is interrupted by the arrival of Jadeybug. The poor ladybug is stressed out because her twin cousins, Kadiebug and Sadiebug, left her a message that they are coming to visit for a whole week. Jadey is unable to host them because she's having her guest room repainted.
Blueberry ordered some Zippy Gro daisy seeds and planted them in her garden. She is surprised that they've sprouted in less than a day despite their descriptive moniker. Strawberry comes by to admire them and Blueberry is reminded that the new cookbook Strawberry ordered has arrived. Strawberry is excited to try out the new corn muffin recipe, as its level of difficulty will be a challenge for her. Strawberry follows the muffin recipe, mixes the ingredients, and double checks it.
It's a busy day at Lemon's salon, a charming place that is more than just a hair salon it's one of favorite places for Strawberry and her friends to relax and socialize. All the girls are getting their hair done for the gala grand opening of Mr. Longface's new lawn-bowling and croquet club. They're spirited and laughing and chatting and having a great time, as Lemon runs from one of her friends to the next, doing hair and nails, serving tea and cookies.
Strawberry Shortcake's friends watch her with wide eyes as she everrrrr-so-gently squirts a layer of blueberry smoothie into a tall glass, trying to not disturb the five other multi-colored layers beneath it. It's her tenth attempt to create the world's first Rainbow Smoothie! She has even painted one wall of her café rainbow colors in honor of the soon-to-be new item on the menu. No one dares breathe for fear of spoiling the delicate touch of a master smoothie-squirter at work.
At the next Storytime, Strawberry is going to read a new poem. We see her at the podium as she finishes writing it, one afternoon when no one else is in the café except Custard and Pupcake. Strawberry clears her throat and reads the poem aloud. It's a simple, sweet rhyme about the magic of making wishes on falling stars. She tries a few different rhymes as she goes, noting them on her paper. She is startled to hear applause from Mr. Longface Caterpillar who has heard her recital.
Honey Pie Pony hurts her leg and must stay in bed instead of heading off for a grand adventure. A disappointed Honey proves to be a very impatient patient, that is until Strawberry Shortcake and her friends work together telling stories and...
As Strawberry & Friends visit a Career Fair, they ponder their own futures. They all have thoughts on the jobs they would like: teacher, firefighter, doctor, etc.
One night, as Strawberry & Friends gaze at the stars, they talk about what they want to be when they grow up.
Strawberry Shortcake has always dreamed of seeing a certain rare flower, which only blooms once every ten years - and then only for a day!
Strawberry and her friends are getting the band back together to perform at a local festival, but Ginger Snap is out of town.