Queen Vernita loved Ivy and red rose covered castle in the ocean but she missed her friends. After realizing it has been over a year she sent out some invitations so she could have one friend a month to visit her. They had lots of fun playing games, watching movies, eating popcorn, snow ball fights, writing their ABC's and much more. It is a great way to teach your kids the months of the year, the days of the week and of course each season as the story unfolds. Again my boys love this series and so glad they can read them.