"Rob Burnside is visited by an especially strange closet creature: the CAT IN THE HAT mashed with GOLLUM from The Lord of the Rings"-- Provided by publisher.

When Nick decides to teach his cats to read, Verne is very much interested, especially in books about mice and fish, but Stevenson wants nothing to do with the project--or does he?

A family living in the Appalachian Mountains in the 1930s gets books to read during the regular visits of the "Book Woman"--a librarian who rides a pack horse through the mountains, lending books to the isolated residents.

Nell's excitement over becoming a pirate is tamped down by book-spurning Captain Gnash, but Nell's almanac and knowledge save the day when the crew faces rough seas.

Duck is trying to enjoy a relaxing vacation, but with each turn of the page, the reader causes some calamity.

A first-grade girl who does not like to read stubbornly resists her school librarian's efforts to convince her to love books until she finds one that might change her mind.

When a dragon has a temper tantrum, no one can tame him, except for a little boy with a good book.

"Illustrations and rhyming text portray a loved one who promises to build a home library to hold treasures that grow and change along with their special child"-- Provided by publisher.

Upon learning that his class will not be going to the school book sale until the last half hour of the day, Dewey worries that all the best books will already be taken.

"Little Wise Wolf is very wise. He loves reading books and soaking up all the knowledge embodied within them. One day, Little Wise Wolf is called on to use his impressive wisdom to help the ailing king. But on his way to the palace, he slowly realizes he may not be as wise as he thinks he is, and that the world is much bigger than that contained within his books."-- Provided by publisher.