Slater, David Michael

In this story without words a young boy carelessly mishandles a library book, while the other books try to rescue their friend.

Jacques and Spock, two orange socks that are brothers, are separated after Jacques is washed in the whites load of laundry.

To make friends at his new school, Jeremy causes all kinds of messes for the new janitor; but he learns that popularity is not everything, especially when it hurts the ones he loves.

Nick the handsaw wants to be accepted by the other tools in the shed, but it takes his heroic rescue during a fire for that to happen.

Missy Swiss wants to be the hero of the refrigerator; but when she fails, everyone pitches in to save the day.

Sophie and her father love to bake together; but when he announces he is getting married and Sophie is asked to be the flower girl, she shows her displeasure by becoming the Flour Girl.

Cheese Louise despairs that she will never be chosen by the big hovering hand that enters the refrigerator from time to time, but that does not stop her from volunteering for a dangerous mission to rescue a stranded container of yogurt.

Seven eats One through Nine to become the best number, but One has the quick wit to save the numbers and bring the group back together again.

A wordless picture book details the adventures shared by a brother and sister when their grandfather invites them to explore what lies beyond a secret door in one of his bookshelves.

When Ned has to give an oral report in health class, his nose starts running and his teacher's nose is out of joint.