imagination

"Following in the vein of the best-selling books 'Press Here' (Tullet), and 'The Book with No Pictures' (Novak), Nicholas Solis has devised a way to put one of the most universally-loved kid games into a book--'The Staring Contest!' These self-proclaimed staring-master eyes dare the readers to enter into a staring contest--and you better watch out! Because they can stare ... all ... day ... long. Even if you blow on them, they won't blink. Go ahead. Try it!"--Publisher's website.

"A young boy abandons his beloved electronics when an old-fashioned yellow-jointed tape measure causes his imagination to run wild"--Amazon.

"Andy and Terry live in a 91-story treehouse. (It used to be a 78-story treehouse, but they keep getting ideas for new stories!) It has a submarine sandwich shop that serves sandwiches the size of actual submarines, an air-traffic control tower, a human pinball machine, a spin-and-win prizewheel, a giant spider web--with a giant spider!--and a big red button, which they're not sure whether to push or not because they can't remember what it does. Good thing there's so many fun things to do in the treehouse, because Andy and Terry get stuck babysitting Mr. Big Nose's three grandchildren for the day. After all, how much trouble could they possibly get into in just one day?"--Back cover.

Using her boundless imagination, Kayla finds the courage to tame her new big-kid bike--despite falls, bumps and bruises--and the confidence to let go of her fear.

Although she has considered other pets, a young girl is sure an octopus would be the perfect pet and imagines all the things she would do with it.

"Nathalie and Marie are 17 years old and best friends. Since elementary school, they've battled boredom by playing a special game: What if we were... The rules are simple : one player names a topic -- fruit! spies! Vikings! -- and then both players imagine what life would be like as that subject. Easy to play, but hard to master. A boring player will give a boring answer. An expert player will know how to think outside the box and surprise their opponent. And after all these years, Nathalie and Marie are experts! But what if... a new player joined their game? And what if... she was really hot?? It'll take more than imagination for Nat and Marie to survive the next round with their hearts intact!"--Provided by publisher.

"A woman in a fancy suit has shown up unexpectedly and unannounced at Kip's apartment, and she's asking questions Kip doesn't want to answer about all odd characters who've escaped her imagination. The Odds have no choice but to go on the run! But running away isn't as simple as should be--not when Lance the rabbit and Ninja-Nina are dueling, Racer's trying to drive everywhere but straight ahead, Booster the rooster wants to leave, and Unicorn and the family cat just can't seem to get along. Kip is hiding secrets from her dad, Diana the dinosaur keeps scaring Kip, and the Woman in the Suit seems to know their every move"--Provided by publisher.

A little girl dreams of being a princess, a princess dreams of being a horse, and the magical dreams of transformations continue until they come full circle.

"An overscheduled boy craves a big adventure. What happens when he meets a tiny snail?"--Back cover.

Gabby daydreams to tune out her parents' arguments, but when her parents' divorce, and she begins a new school, daydreaming gets her into trouble. Her mother scolds her for it, her teacher keeps telling her to pay attention, and the other kids tease her. Until she finds a friend who also daydreams and her teacher decides to work a daydreaming-writing session into every school day. With a notebook "thick with daydreams," Gabby grows more confident about herself and her future.