A rhyming story about Elizabeth Brown, a girl whose love of reading brings her lots of joy but necessitates a difficult decision when her book collection grows too large.

When a parent group bans a series of scary books from the local public library, Arthur and his friends devise a plan to get their favorite books returned.

Anyone who has ever loved a book will relish this playful, yet deeply literate collection of essays celebrating the joy of reading. From building castles with books as a child, to the trauma of joining her library with her husband's, the author reveals, with much warmth and humor, the intimate details of her lifelong affair with books. For Anne Fadiman, books are not built for function, and certainly not for decoration. They are close personal friends...

Once Edward has learned to read, books and his vivid imagination provide him with great adventures.

"In this book with no pictures, the reader has to say every silly word, no matter what"--

At bedtime, Cedric the dragon wants his mother to read his favorite book again, and again, and again.

The lives of four young people in different circumstances are changed by their encounters with books.

"A picture book celebration of the act of exploring--and sharing--a book"--

On his way to lacrosse tryouts, the president of the PTA asks Trip Dinkelman to help her with the book fair, resulting in Trip sustaining a head injury which causes him temporary amnesia and makes for an interesting journey home.

A friendly scarecrow with a suitcase encourages a young child to read, and together they explore such classics as "Moby Dick" and "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Told in rhyming verse.