Henry Reed, Inc. is the first in a series of five humorous books that detail the summertime adventures of young Henry Reed and his stalwart companion, Midge Glass. The second is Henry Reed's Journey, the story of Henry's tour of the U.S.

from the West Coast to the East. He travels in a station wagon with Midge and her parents, encountering Native Americans, horned toads, gold rushes, and even more material for his planned travel book. In the third Henry Reed book, Henry Reed's Babysitting Service, Henry and Midge find and fill a crying need in the Grover's Corner area. They cope with a variety of eccentric children, harried parents, unfair competition, and a little red sports car with the gift of being in the right place at the wrong time. Next is Henry Reed's Big Show, in which Henry returns to Grover's Corner, this...