Esmeralda the firefly, the sparkliest in the meadow, wakes up one night to find her sparkles have completely disappeared. She enlists the help of her serious friend, Oliver the beetle, who decides to become a detective to solve the mystery. After a thorough search, Oliver realizes that Esmeralda was so happy the night before that she accidentally flew right out of her sparkles. They find them in a patch of grass, and Esmeralda learns that her happiness is so bright, it leaves little bits of sparkle wherever she goes.