When a present for David arrives all the way from China, Laila is fascinated by the notion of Chinese New Year being on a completely different day to the New Year they celebrated just after Christmas. Laila starts thinking that she could create her own celebration and is determined to choose a day and create her own festival celebration, but not all her friends are as enthusiastic about ‘Laila's Day'.

Bella is spending a lot of time with her ‘other' friends and it seems that cornet lessons, the community concert and hanging out with Laila seem a little uncool. Laila is unhappy about losing a friend but Sam and Eli are convinced Bella won't miss the opportunity to dress up and go on the storytelling trip. However, Bella is convinced that her other friends are ‘totes' amazing and looks on course to let her friends and the community band down.

Life at Apple Tree House continues. Mali, Sam and Bella are growing up..