The film Jill and Joy's Winter is an enchanting story where fantasy and reality meet in a magical way. Jill and Joy (both 9) might be a little happier than most little girls, as they get to live in their own house specifically designed for the two. One December evening a small car, barely the size of a shoebox, pulls up in front their house, and a teensy-weensy family gets out; it's the McTiny family. The family has become homeless after a woodcutter smashed their home. Planning to live with the girls temporarily, the family moves in with Jill and Joy but soon finds out that not all big people have good intentions towards them. Jill and Joy's Winter is based on a book by the same name, written by Marjatta Kurenniemi.