"As final preparations are being made for a long-planned surprise party, Bear gets so excited he nearly ruins everything"--Verso page.

As Mother's Day approaches, Papa Bear and the cubs do their best to surprise Mama with breakfast in bed and a gift, and Mama does her best not to ruin the surprise.

Members of a large group of animals, including a penguin, two rabbits, and a koala, disappear at an alarming rate but the hungry lion remains.

Best friends Elephant and Piggie decide that they will try to surprise each other, with unexpected results.

Eugenia Lincoln is a practical person, with no time for geegaws, whoop-de-whoops, or frivolity. When an unexpected package containing an accordion arrives at her house, she is determined to have nothing to do with it. Will Eugenia find a way to sell, destroy, or give away the mysterious instrument -- or will she discover that a little frivolity can be surprisingly joyful?

Thomas the train engine thinks that all the other engines are too busy to help him celebrate his birthday, but he is in for a surprise.

"Turkey loves nothing better than a good trick...except maybe a good disguise. So for Valentine's Day, he decides to secretly deliver a card to each of his friends. But when he dresses up as a cat to deliver the purr-fect valentine, he's quickly found out. It turns out that outsmarting his pals is harder than he thought. Luckily, Turkey has more silly surprises in store"--

Carl's family plans a surprise birthday party for Carl and Carl and the baby watch all the preparations, but act surprised anyway.

George and the Man with the Yellow Hat help their friends Marco and Cecilia prepare a party for their mom, but when she arrives early, the party-planners have to scramble to make a Mother's Day she'll never forget.

While Wendy is gone for the day, Bob the builder and the others fix up her garden to surprise her.