Slater, David Michael

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.

Ned's mother tells him that he would lose his head if it were not attached, and then Ned dreams he does just that and it causes many problems.

Ned is heartsick when his model of a human heart is damaged in school, but he tries wholeheartedly to save it.

Milo battles a monster while attempting to tell his story in the classroom book nook.

Two new books are dismayed when they are shelved at a library where the books judge each other only by their covers.