Henrietta the chicken loves to read so much that she decides to write a book herself, but first no one will publish a book written by a chicken, and then, when she publishes it herself and it gets a terrible review in "The Corn Book," Henrietta is devastated.

"Tulip and her dog Rex collect words in their notebook, which they later use to tell an imaginative story"--

A visiting author teaches five friends about the power of words and writing.

Jerome enjoys collecting and using words that he hears, reads, or sees, and then decides to share his collection with others.