Fred Gwynne

Confused by the different meanings of words that sound alike, a little girl imagines such unusual sights as "a king who rained" and "the foot prince in the snow."

Depicts a little girl's visual images of her parents' talking about such things as bells that peel, banking a fire, and a running nose.

The parents of a lonely monster admonish him to put a little boy back where he found him--maybe more will grow.

As she walks to the dog show with her beloved mutt, a little girl meets several dogs and their look-alike owners.

Each letter of the alphabet introduces an aspect of pollution.

Humorous text and illustrations introduce a variety of homonyms and figures of speech.

When they discover that their proud and haughty king puts on his trousers as they do, one leg at a time, the angry villagers conclude that he is no better than they are and decide to remove him from the throne.

A little girl pictures the things her parents talk about, such as a chocolate moose, a gorilla war, and shoe trees.

Not satisfied being a frog, Pondlarker seeks a princess' kiss to fulfill his princely ambitions.