Based on a true story......... Dawson and his older sister, Maddie, live in the country, where they are surrounded by wildlife. Over the course of a summer, their mom finds herself with a small mystery on her hands. An enormous toad is randomly seen throughout their home, and always in the middle of the night. The toad is found on several occasions. No one is sure how the toad keeps getting in the house, until one night, the mystery is solved.