While her parents are out for the night, on Christmas Eve, Little Émilie Jolie is frightened by the dark, alone in her bed. She finds a book on the floor and dives into it, accompanied by the voice of a storyteller. The pages sharply turn.

It's the night before the new school year and little Emilie Jolie is worried about how things will go at the new school. Her mother gives her a book to help her forget about her worries, a book she used to read as a child. Emilie, alone in her room, opens the book and dives into the pages to enter a magical world of blue rabbits. There, Gilbert the rabbit is being held by the evil witch and only Emilie can save him.