It's the first day of second grade for little Isabella. She's both excited and anxious! Isabella wants to have a better school year, a great teacher and good friends. Little Isabella soon finds herself disappointed; Mrs. Smith, breaks her confidence by criticizing her handwriting, friends no longer wanted to play nice, and she also finds herself being ignored by family.

Isabella becomes very angry, at this point she does not know what to do. Finally, she kneels beside her bed and says a prayer, asking God to help her with self-love and a better relationship with her peers.

If Heaven Only Knew shows the resilience of a little girl who used prayer as a metaphor to deal with everyday childhood issues.