books and reading

"When Tuesday McGillycuddy and her beloved dog Baxterr discover that Tuesday's mother--the famous author Serendipity Smith--has gone missing, they set out on a magical adventure. In their quest to find Serendipity, they discover the mysterious and unpredictable place that stories come from"--Provided by publisher.

Every Tuesday Lola and her mother visit their local library and share a special treat. In Spanish.

Cerdita realizes that she and Elefante are in a book and that she can make the reader say words, but when Elefante comes to understand the danger of the book ending, Cerdita comes up with a solution to get the reader to keep reading.

Neither Cleo nor Evan like the new school librarian, Ms. Crowley, but they are very curious about where she disappears to at the back of the library, so one day they follow her--and find a secret door, a magical library full of locked books, and a letter from the previous librarian telling them that she is trapped somewhere between the covers of one of the enchanted books, and they must travel through the stories in order to save her.

"When her dog disappears into the gutter of the book, Bella calls for help. But when the helpers disappear too, Bella realizes it will take more than a tug on the leash to put things right"--Provided by publisher.

Biscuit visits the library for "Read to a Pet Day." There Biscuit finds the librarian, a book, and a cozy spot with friends to read.

"Once upon a time, there was a large brown bear who found a book lying under a tree..."--Back cover.

When Nick decides to teach his cats to read, Verne is very much interested, especially in books about mice and fish, but Stevenson wants nothing to do with the project--or does he?.

Duck finds a book and is surprised to discover that there are books with words and no pictures--and that even without pictures a book can interest and excite you.

Given blank books by their mother, Seymour, Fiona, and Wilbur let their imaginations fly, then put their stories, poems, and pictures together in a single, shared book.