Basil's Unkie Herb microwaves socks, plans fabulous birthday surprises and has a friend with a donkey, a monkey and a garbage truck. This book chronicles the special relationship between Unkie Herb and Basil, and grandma's worries about "lonely" Unkie Herb. It ends with Unkie Herb finding love, and Basil learning, contrary to what the girls in school say, "where we live, you can marry whomever you love."