Offers a different look at some classic stories, as a parent and child read before bedtime.

Piggy loved books so much he never had time for friends, but when he sees a girl cat reading alone, he wonders if they could be best friends.

"Rocket writes a story about a new friend, the owl"--Provided by publisher.

Suggests a method of reading that begins with planting oneself beneath a tree and leads to a book party one hopes will never end.

The two children in Castle of Books go on a creative journey to discover the answer to the question, 'Why do we need books?'. As they look through piles and piles of books and discover the incredible words within, they find lots of answers to this question; to observe, to discover, to imagine, to understand each other and so much more.

Jake, a reluctant reader, becomes a book lover when the new librarian finds Jake a book about woodworking.

It is still dark in Kabul, Afghanistan when the library bus rumbles out of the city. There are no bus seats-instead there are chairs and tables and shelves of books. And there are no passengers-instead there is Pari, who is nervously starting her first day as Mama's library helper. Pari stands tall to hand out notebooks and pencils at the villages and the refugee camp, but she feels intimidated. The girls they visit are learning to write English from...

The woodland animals of Burrow Down are ready for a bedtime story, but where are the books?

Although he sees no need for more books to read, Bear agrees to accompany Mouse to the library.

We learn important stuff from books. We learn to speak and think. We learn why icebergs stay afloat . . . and why Titanics sink. Have you ever wanted to climb to the top of Everest with one hand behind your back? Kiss a crocodile all by yourself on the Nile River? How about learning how to bottle moonlight, or track a distant star? There are endless things to discover and whole universes to explore simply by reading a book. But books are only smears...