Little orphan May lives with her Uncle Sonny, who is a great tattoo artist. May loves to be with him, especially when he's working. But as Sonny has always said, children and tattoos are a lousy cocktail. One day May ends up tattooing the back of a tough guy from the local motorcycle club with children's drawings, whereupon she and Sonny must leave town in a hurry. This sets off an adventurous round-trip through a magical forest with flying fairies, a funny circus family, and a big cuddly tiger.