books and reading

Hidden in the roots of the Word Tree is a single book, so evil it can drain the life from the Librarian, and the Collector has come to steal it, so it is up to the Diamond Page to find a way to defeat him and use the power of the last word to restore the Librarian.

When Rose and Anna stop to investigate a strange lending library that has suddenly appeared, they find themselves trapped by the monstrous Digest Bird, and only Rose's quick thinking, a copy of Rose Red and Snow White, and the Red Librarian can save them and the other children trapped in the nest.

Slate is a Cliffhanger, a page who retreives books from the skyscraper tall shelves of the Library of Doom, but when he opens a particular book located in the forbidden Black Shelves he releases the evil Scrawler, who defaces him, and only with the help of the blind Blue Librarian can he correct his mistake.

Twelve-year-old Billy Gillfoyle discovers that an island in the middle of the lake where he is spending the summer is the testing grounds of the mysterious Dr. Libris, who may have invented a way to make the characters in books come alive.

Twelve-year-old Billy Gillfoyle discovers that an island in the middle of the lake where he is spending the summer is the testing grounds of the mysterious Dr. Libris, who may have invented a way to make the characters in books come alive.

"A young boy wants to read his favorite books without interruption, but the creatures around him keep spoiling the ending!"--Provided by publisher.

After an explosion splits open the Treasure Vaults of the Library a Page seems to be missing, and it is up to the Librarian to find out what happened before the evil Watch-Man turns everything to dust with the Topaz of Time.

The animals appearing in a book, excited to be "saved," beg the reader not to close them in again.

A young boy discovers that an ordinary book can open up a world of possibilities that only he can imagine.

"Shy loves birds, but he's only ever read about them in books. When a real bird finally comes along, he's dying to meet her, but he's too afraid to get leave the gutter of the book. Can he put aside his fears, step out onto the page, and get to know her?"--Provided by publisher.