Lillebror, a mischievous and quick-witted boy, has just moved out of town and not made any new friends yet. One day he discover a twig - Knerten - in a pile of firewood, and this becomes his imaginary friend. When Lillebror's mother gets a job in a general store and his father is out traveling as an underwear salesman, Lillebror has to manage on his own most of the day. With Knerten in hand, he encounter a new everyday rural life filled with colorful character and challenges. But can a pine twig be a real friend - and can the family afford to stay in the run-down house?

 about a tenacious personality , playful and witty and brave boy Lillebror just moved with his family to the new residence has not yet begun to recognize any new friends . He found a pile of firewood in their fantasy friends - wooden Knerten . Each Lillebror mother started working in the store , and father go out to sell underwear , Lillebror must take care of most of the time of the day . Long as there is the wooden the people Knerten in his hands , he can have an exciting and dramatic life . However, the root of wooden articles can become a true friend , and maintain the normal life of the family of a decline ?