books and reading

Noticing that a popular series of horror novels is having a bizarre effect on the behavior of its readers, Franny and Beamer set out to find the mysterious author.

At the beginning of summer vacation Joe, Sam, and Fred find themselves trapped inside their summer reading list, involved in a battle between good and evil characters from well-known children's books.

The Five Little Monkeys cannot resist reading, even after Mama tells them it is time for bed.

Twelve-year-old Rob does not like to read and stuffs most of the books his parents give him into his closet with the rest of his junk, but when he finds a funny little creature behind the door that seems to be a cross between Willy Wonka and Frankenstein, he begins to see that reading can be an adventure.

Middle schooler Charlie Joe is proud of his success at avoiding reading, but eventually his schemes go too far.

Eleven-year-old Olive finds herself drawn to the grimoire of the witches who built her house and tries to use its spells to uncover the house's magic and control the cats themselves, but the book is more wicked than it seems.

Easy-to-read, rhyming text invites the reader to search for items on a different theme on each page, while celebrating the wonder of a picture book.

When Sarah, an explorer mouse, meets Sam, she gives him the courage to finally climb to the highest library shelves--and beyond--and he shows her how to explore the world through reading.

Four young crocodiles find all sorts of ways to keep busy on a rainy day.

With the help of fairies, Seamus the farmer and his scrawny goat, Finny, win top honors at the King Puck festival in Killorglin, Ireland, and receive a lifetime supply of books.