To show their appreciation for the reliability and hard work of their postman Harvey Hare, the other animals plan to give him a perfect present, in a whimsical story of friendship and hard work rewarded. Reprint. AB. PW. SLJ.

In this delightful sequel to ""Harvey Hare, Postman Extraordinaire"", Harvey Hare is delivering invitations to his birthday party along with the daily mail. His friends are all pleased and wish him a happy day, but everyone is ""so"" busy—will they have time for Harvey's party? Full color.

It's almost Christmas, and Harvey Hare the postman has such a lot of work to do. Each time he finishes his rounds, he finds a bigger pile of mail waiting to be delivered. Harvey is in despair. How will all those packages and letters fit into his mail bag? Fortunately for Harvey, his friends notice that he needs help. They work all night to make him a sturdy mail basket. But before long even the basket isn't big enough for all the Christmas mail. So once again, Harvey's friends come up with some clever ways to help Harvey make it a merry Christmas for everyone.