Eleven-year-old Zach knows he is too old to have an imaginary playmate, but between grieving for the loss of his father and coping with bullying at school the only place he seems to find joy is in his fantasy world with his best friend Shovel.

"Ty turns an ordinary day in the sandbox into a fun beach day. He wiggles his toes in the sand, finds seashells, builds a castle, and splashes in the ocean. When his neighbor's beach ball flies into his backyard, Ty learns that a beach day is even better with a friend"--

In rhyming stanzas, the painter's images come to life, seize the paintbrush and mix colors, creating figures of their own.

Charlie and Mouse, two young brothers, enjoy a day out together, attending an imaginary party and collecting rocks.

Alice, who claims to be a Temporary Fairy, still has a lot to learn, such as how to make her clothes put themselves away in the closet.

Skippyjon Jones is a Siamese cat with an overactive imagination who would rather be El Skippito, his Zorro-like alter ego.

When Jilli and Jim see a big red structure being built next door, they imagine all kinds of frightening things before finding out the truth.

"This entertaining guessing game and visual puzzle from an award-winning graphic designer transforms simple objects into completely different items, helping readers young and old see the importance of how shapes work together to form more complicated images"--

Buzz is filming a movie about aliens from Outer Space, who capture Fly Guy and Buzz Boy--and our two heroes must outsmart the aliens, with some help from Dragon Dude and Fly Girl.

At bedtime, a young boy who cannot find his favorite book imagines the various creatures that might have taken it from him.