Preparing for the arrival of an important visitor, a wacky housekeeper follows her employer's instructions with humorous results.

If you choose to wear unmatched shoes, can they still be a pair?

The very literal minded Amelia Bedelia becomes a substitute teacher for a day.

A boy is so sleepy that he vows nothing will get him out of his morning bed, neither peas and beans nor the United States Marines.

Literal-minded Amelia Bedelia does household chores and gets dinner ready.

Amelia Bedelia misunderstands what her employer wants her to do, and ends up campaigning for the office of mayor.

Amelia Bedelia, who knows very little about baseball, stands in for a sick player during a game.

Amelia Bedelia shows her niece Effie Lou how to follow instructions to the letter as they dust the potato bugs and sew seeds.

The Squirrel pals getting a bit overenthusiastic in their efforts to help Zoom Squirrel fulfill his dream of sleeping under the night stars.

Triceratops, Pterodactyl, Brontosaurus, and T-Rex each have an itch, but Dino-Mo reminds them of the sign with a very important rule: Dinosaurs do not scratch. Includes introductory and concluding text and illustrations by Mo Willems.