This funny story concerns the boy Treehorn who reads all the time. "Money doesn't grown on trees", says his father. But one day Treehorn notices the leaves on a tree changing into dollar bills. He picks 26 and goes out to spend them on his favourite things.

Edward Gorey Illustrated this book of Eeriness, condescending adults, cleavage, and money that grows from a tree- can it get any better than that? Treehorn discovers that his tree is sprouting dollar bills; gets some comic books, gum, lemonade, and chocolate, and then gets stuck at an Italian restaurant.

It's Treehorn's birthday and he discovers a genie in an old jug. But is it a genie or is it the man to read the gas meter