Mr. and Mrs. Rogers leave their new maid, Amelia Bedelia, a list of things to do on her first day of work. For anyone else, changing the towels or dusting the furniture would have been quite straightforward — but not for Amelia Bedelia!

"Giant Steps," the music piece written by John Coltrane is performed by "a box, a snowflake, some raindrops and a kitten." Color and line bring the sounds of music to paper in a sophisticated, jazzy, and intriguing visualization of music, mood, and a jazz

Soon after Mrs. Rogers borrows Amelia Bedelia's umbrella in case it rains cats and dogs, the literal maid finds a real kitten in the garden.

A kindhearted Amelia Bedelia with pigtails works as only she can to earn enough money to buy a new bicycle. Laughs follow the chaos of Amelia Bedelia's literal-mindedness in this first novel about her youthful entrepreneurial efforts.