Salem Hyde is a stubborn, impulsive little witch. Her hobbies include making friends, collecting unicorns, and flying. To help her stay out of trouble, her parents find her an animal companion, Percival J. Whamsford III, an overanxious cat nicknamed "Whammy."

After selling enough cookies to earn her troop a camping trip, Salem discovers that the rest of the girls don't enjoy camping, so she and her cat, Whammy end up in the wilderness alone, with only magical mishaps for company.

Salem's school is putting on a winter pageant and she needs to learn to ice-skate if she's going to get a part as a snow angel. She's also stuck babysitting, so she needs Whammy's help in order to balance her responsibilities.