Books like Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower

Amelia and her cousin Alcolu are getting Miss Alma's house ready for a surprise shower. Miss Alma's friends are going to be surprising her with a shower because she is going to be getting married soon. Alcolu is as literal thinking as Amelia so you can imagine what kind of shower they prepare for. One of my favorite things they do in this crazy mixed up word of misunderstandings is prune the bushes. Instead of trimming them, Aclolu is given a box of prunes by Amelia to decorate all of the bushes outdoors. As usual, Amelia is charming and means so well no one can be angry with her for very long. This book was originally published in 1966. It is just as funny today as it was then and holds up very, very well over the test of time. As I have said before, I loved Amelia Bedelia when I was a child and I love her now even though I am a grandma. Perhaps even more.