Alfie Atkins wants a dog for his birthday, but his father says he's way too small to take care of it. When he goes to school later on, he's also told by the bigger children in school that he's too small to play with them. Alfie then meets an old man that can conjure money out of thin air and decides to use his help to gain a dog.
Au début des années 60, Monica, une jeune suédoise déterminée à devenir une icône du jazz, se lance dans la carrière de ses rêves qui la mènera de Stockholm à New York. Elle y côtoiera Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, ou encore Bill Evans, qui adaptera pour elle son immense succès : "Waltz for Debby".
"Valse pour Monica" est l'histoire vraie de Monica Zetterlund, légende suédoise du jazz, qui sacrifia son rôle de mère et sa vie amoureuse à sa quête de consécration.
An antropomorphic dog named Sture is talked into taking a trip to Paris by his friend Picasso. After a series of misfortunes they end up in Scotland instead, staying at a mysterious hotel. Picasso remains ignorant and believes they are in Paris. Sture befriends the novelist Miss Mops and gets to meet several mysterious characters living in the hotel as strange events revolving around an Egyptian artifact start to take place.