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

A little boy named Sam discovers the many unexpected ways in which a love of reading can come in handy, and sometimes even save the day.

"...a good choice for story hours and a pleasant introduction to the library for young or library-phobic children." - School Library Journal

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.

"Duncan the Dragon loves to read--but he keeps accidentally lighting his book on fire. He wants to get to the end of his story, so he tries to find a friend to read to him"--

A young bear who is fascinated by the mysterious marks he sees on paper finds a friend when a kind woman reads to him.

Mr. Putter and Mrs. Teaberry bring Tabby and Zeke to the library for a special storytime.

"See Max. Max is not a cat, Max is a dog. But much to Max's dismay, the book keeps instructing readers to "see the cat." How can Max get through to the book that he is a DOG? In a trio of stories for beginning readers, author David LaRochelle introduces the excitable Max, who lets the book know in irresistibly emphatic dialogue that the text is not to his liking--

A formidable librarian makes readers not only out of the once resistant residents of her small town, but out of a tough-talking, television-watching motorcycle gang as well.