Describes the characteristics and various advantages of reading.

A celebration of the joy that books and reading bring to children, anywhere, anytime.

"With their last adventure just barely over, the Walker kids thought life would finally go back to normal. But things dont remain calm for long... especially when the colossus Fat Jagger turns up in San Francisco Bay--and hes in danger! With the police closing in, the Walkers must figure out how to save their giant friend. When a frost beast is spotted in Santa Rosa--and more mystical creatures start appearing all over America--its soon clear that...

Every Tuesday Lola and her mother visit their local library to return and check out books, attend story readings, and share a special treat.

A young girl is able to go anywhere her imagination can take her when she reads with her grandmother in their Storybook Chair.

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

Joining her new fifth-grade friend, Violet, for Monday reading sessions, Nancy is upset when a few Mondays go by and they are unable to see each other.

A literate fox attempts to teach a trio of overzealous lemmings to read in order to save them from their habit of jumping off cliffs.

A celebration of the many ways children interact with books.

"Twelve-year-old Sophie knows little beyond the four walls of her father's bookshop, where she repairs old books and dreams of escaping the confines of her dull life. But when a strange boy and his talking cat/horse companion show up with a rare and mysterious book, she finds herself pulled into an adventure beyond anything she has ever read"-- Provided by publisher.