While helping to prepare a surprise shower, Amelia Bedelia and her cousin make some arrangements that are not quite what the guests expected.

Five of the most popular Amelia Bedelia books in one collection! Amelia Bedelia is the world's most literal-minded housekeeper, who causes quite a ruckus whenever she's given a chance. In Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower, she arrives with a garden hose and the party is turned into an uproarious mess. In Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia, her literal-mindedness adds a new dimension to the game of baseball, and Thank You, Amelia Bedelia features Amelia...

The very literal minded Amelia Bedelia becomes a substitute teacher for a day.

Literal-minded even as a child, Amelia Bedelia muddles through Valentine's Day with her heart on her sleeve, trying to make sense of strange greetings at school and home, and ever on the look-out for the arrows of Cupid.

Preparing for the arrival of an important visitor, a wacky housekeeper follows her employer's instructions with humorous results.

Amelia Bedelia, who knows very little about baseball, stands in for a sick player during a game.

The literal-minded housekeeper causes chaos at her local library when she stops by to help the librarian.

Fun and fiascoes ensue when young Amelia Bedelia and her parents take a road trip through their state.

On a nature hike with her class, young Amelia Bedelia's literal-mindedness causes confusion along with some laughs.

Amelia Bedelia helps out at the library with her classmates and wonders what kind of book she should borrow when she receives her first library card.