Book Overview
A young girl misunderstands her parents' expressions as fairy tales in this humorous picture book by 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."
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0671667440
ISBN13:9780671667443
Release Date:September 1988
Publisher:Aladdin Paperbacks
Length:48 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.1" x 8.3" x 10.8"
Age Range:4 to 8 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 3
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Hey, Hey, Hey.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
THE KING WHO RAINED is a humorous collection of a young girl's mental illustrations when she hears various homonyms. The book, written by the late Fred Gwynne, introduces children to the exciting, fun, and sometimes confusing world of the English language. This book is one of three books Gwynne wrote about homonyms and when you put all three together you have a nice trilogy. Children love reading these books and they work well as a springboard into other fun and witty word games. A delight.
A childhood revisited
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I have been searching for the book for a long time and finally realized that the internet was just a click away from finding my favorite book that I read as a child. I used to visit my local library and sit on the floor in front of the shelf where the book was located and read it over and over and over and over again. I could never get enough. Now I am even happier to find that it is still in print and I can have one for my 5 year old. I can't wait until he gets to hear it. I hope he likes it just as much as I did and still do.
Good teaching tool
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Ages ago, a friend of my mother's bought this book for me. It was a beautiful hardcover, and I have cherished it. Now I am going to use it to introduce "idioms" to fifth-graders. This book is a definite must have for any mother, teacher, or child at heart!
Thoroughly enjoyable
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I came across this book about 25 years ago quite by accident and have treasured it (and all the Fred Gwynne books) since. Remember Fred? He played Herman Munster on TV... and was in the old "Car 54, where are you?" show. Little did I know he was a talented children's author/illustrator. The drawings are as precious as the text... some of them resemble Fred (and I assume his children as well). His perception of how children think of routine phrases like "pigeon-toed" or "a king who reigned [rained]" are delightful. My children are grown now, and I will share these with my grandchildren. They are wonderful.
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