Emma and Puddles is about a young girl who wants a puppy of her own to take care of but does not like the idea of having to clean up POOP. She learns from her mother how to deal with this stinky problem so all she has to do now is talk her parents into getting her a cute puppy. While at the swimming pool waiting for her lesson, Emma finds an ad in the newspaper about a cute puppy up for adoption. She talks her mother into going to the pet adoption center to see the puppy. When they get to the center, they find out that the puppy is at the local TV station getting ready to be on the news at noon. After being on TV, many people will want to adopt this cute little dog. Will Emma get her dream puppy? During their nightly bedtime story, Mama tells the girls about cousin Dean and how his puppy helped him when they got lost in the woods. Emma learns that puppies can be family members too.