The main character of the book is a 7-year-old little girl who goes by the name, Nona. In the book, she is being constantly steered in the right direction by her family members to correct her misconceptions. Her misconceptions are that everything and anything that anyone else owns is better than what she has due to the fact that it belongs to someone other than herself. The story is a fun way to reassure children that what they are and what they have in their own lives is just as special as anyone else's.