Henry Carter Hull

Presents a guide to entertaining, focusing on how much food and drink to have on hand for parties of ten, twenty, or thirty people, five foolproof tips for outdoor entertaining, fifteen ideas to take your table settings from fancy to unforgettable, and other topics.

Nine-year-old cousins Lily, Rosie, and Tess are sad when it is time to leave Aunt Lucy, so they plan a party and get a special surprise to look forward to in the near future.

Sister Bear is distressed that things don't go quite right at her birthday.

Lizzy Bruin's slumber party becomes even wilder when Too-Tall Grizzly and his friends decide to attend uninvited.

"A handy guide that's everything needed to turn a tailgate party into a great one. Included are important lessons like packing a cooler and manning the grill, as well as 75 delicious recipes. Throughout are hints, tricks, and tips for making every dish a success. There are recipes for dips, apps, soups, salads, rib-sticking mains, desserts ranging from no-bake to show-off, and a variety of mixed drinks including beer cocktails, Bloody Marys, and plenty...

Cauliflower and Carrot shock polite society when they attend the Flower Ball, ignoring their fellow vegetables' warnings that they should stick to their "own kind."

The death of Bob's cat prompts his friends and family to give him a surprise birthday party and a very special present.

May seems to be the month for birthday parties, and Kylie Jean is scheduled for so many sleepovers that she is starting to miss her family--but her own birthday is coming up, and the best present may be a new baby cousin.

Annie and her pet rabbit, Snowball, invite Henry and Mudge to a dress-up birthday party, but there is some confusion about what the guests are supposed to wear.