Porte, Barbara Ann

While visiting his cousin Ruthann in the country, Frank decides that her pet pig Henry Brown would be the perfect companion to ride with him on the school bus for protection against wild older kids.

Expecting he won't have a good time, Harry visits his parents' friends.

Even though Harry's mother died when he was one, he still has loving family members who can tell him how brave and wonderful she was.

Daddy regales his loving family with stories about the colorful passengers he picks up in his taxicab.

Harry, who is hoping to get a cowboy hat for his birthday, is quite surprised when he opens all the presents at his party.

When Harry wins a pony in a contest, his friends try to find a way to help him keep it, but it is his aunt and her friends who come up with a solution.

Grandma tells surprising and unusual stories about a vacation she took with her family when she was a little girl.

Harry wants very much to keep Girl, his new dog, even though his father is allergic to dogs.

Harry is worried about being the ring boy at his Aunt Rose's wedding, after he hears his friend Dorcas tell horror stories about what went wrong at her Uncle Fred's wedding.

Harry is upset about losing his library card three times in a row, but feels better when he learns that his father and his friend Dorcas sometimes lose things.