Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower

We are fast coming to like the more and more early reader stories we're finding with Amelia Bedelia. This one about a wedding shower is a new one for me and included in the [b:Amelia Bedelia 50th Anniversary Library 14472 Amelia Bedelia 40th Anniversary Collection Peggy Parish http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1282440649s/14472.jpg 16506], it's a box set including three individual ICR! titles, all Level 2. “High-interest stories for developing readers.” [b:Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower 155106 Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower Peggy Parish http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347266336s/155106.jpg 1096604] is interesting an includes a family member of hers that I had not met before. Here Amelia Bedelia and Cousin Alcolu help to prepare a garden wedding shower and both are of the same typical Amelia Bedelia literalism. It's one that makes you cringe and grin all at the same time. The illustrations in this one are by [a:Barbara Siebel Thomas 2803534 Barbara Siebel Thomas http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66-251a730d696018971ef4a443cdeaae05.jpg] and I believe they might be my favorite version of Amelia Bedelia next to [a:Fritz Siebel 463004 Fritz Siebel http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66-251a730d696018971ef4a443cdeaae05.jpg]. Thanks to HarperCollins for providing copy for review included in the 50th Anniversary Library set.