"Triangles, circles, squares. To most of us, these are just simple shapes. But in the imaginations of Lulu and Max these shapes take on exciting new meanings"--Page 4 of cover.

Imaginative Jack describes the kind of school he would build--one full of animals, with tubes to transport students directly to their classrooms, and library books that come alive.

"Leonardo is truly a terrible monster--terrible at being a monster, that is. No matter how hard he tries, he can't seem to frighten anyone. Determined to succeed, Leonardo sets himself to training and research. Finally, he finds a nervous little boy, and scares the tuna salad out of him. But scaring people isn't quite as satisfying as he thought it would be. Leonardo realizes that he might be a terrible, awful monster--but he could be a really good...

Arnold the sheep wants to play Little Red Riding Hood, and he has suggestions on how to make the story better.

Eleanor Sue plays dress up with her mother and grandmother.

A girl frightens her little brother by insisting there's a tiger in the garden, but when the little brother turns the tables on the older one, the older sister ends up being the most terrified ... until they join forces and make each other feel brave.

"A young reader comes upon an alluring book and he starts to read, becoming blissfully unaware of increasingly odd and outlandish occurrences looming all around him"--

"When Mr. and Mrs. Burrow need a babysitter, they are not expecting Bear. But Bear is the only one who shows up, so Bear gets the job of babysitting seven little bunnies who are full of mischief"--Amazon.com.

Nora is too old to believe Grandma's silly tales about dragonflies as big as birds, polar bears that like to fish, and a tiger in the garden.

As tryouts for the school musical begin, Babymouse takes the starring role in several imaginary Broadway productions, which also feature her debonair new classmate, Henry the hedgehog.