"Catherine Morland, a quixotic young woman who sees things through the distorting lens of the gothic novel, must grow out of that illusion. In doing so, she follows the trajectory typical of all true novels: She moves from innocence to experience. Catherine must change; she must react to life and become, by the end of her story, another person."--Provided by the Publisher.

Illustrations and rhyming text reveal many fantastic things that can be found in a book, if only a reader will take it from the shelf and open it.

A formidable librarian makes readers not only out of the once resistant residents of her small town, but out of a tough-talking, television-watching motorcycle gang as well.

"In this book with no pictures, the reader has to say every silly word, no matter what"-- Provided by publisher.

Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.

"Mr. Lemoncello holds a contest for his young friends where they must race to bring interesting facts back to his library"-- Provided by publisher.

The Cat in the Hat takes Young Cat in tow to show him the fun he can get out of reading.

Bored with another normal, inky evening, bats discover an open library window and fly in to enjoy the photocopier, water fountain, and especially the books and stories found there.

Two friends, Redd and Bloo, argue over the possession of one special book with a green cover, hard cover, a nice spine, and pages turn from right to left--but unite when Bookworm walks off with it.

Beatrice doesn't like books or libraries until on one forced visit to the library with her brother she discovers the children's room.