If the crayons cannot stop the scribble monster, this picture book and the play "Frankencrayon" may have to be canceled.

Polly loves words, writing, and telling stories, so when she finds a fancy book on her doorstep labeled "Special Delivery from the Writing and Spelling Department for Polly Diamond" she is thrilled; and when she finds that anything she writes in it actually happens she is really excited--but Polly soon realizes that she has to be very careful what she writes because that kind of power can be dangerous.

In this fun and funny celebration of literacy, kids of all ages will discover that the act of reading is a daring adventure that can take you anywhere! You can read at the playground, under the sea, at the opera and even in outer space! It turns out you can read everywhere! And when you do, you open yourself to a universe of adventure. Presented in light-hearted, rib-tickling verse that's perfect for reading aloud, You Can Read sings it loud and proud:...

Hey, hands off my book. What? This is your book? Are you sure? Because this is the book that I love to read... I'm not sure how you got your hands on this book, but since you are here, why not come look around...this book is really cool.

"A book-loving bear sets off to see the world and discovers the magical places that books can take her"--

In a book without words, a child finds a book on a crowded city sidewalk and is transported beyond the repetitive sameness of an urban skyscape into an untamed natural world.

A little girl falls asleep, her book in hand, and as she dreams an astonishing adventure unfolds. This wordless picture book celebrates the joy and freedom that can be found in stories, dreams and the imagination.

Stella introduces her little brother Sam to the pleasures of reading.

"Everyone's on the sofa to share a book: zebra, cat, child, lion. Wait! says zebra, stork isn't here yet! Then cat needs a cushion, hamster's missing, someone's sitting on lion's tail, fish wants to be in the middle... Now they'll be able to start, won't they? In this fun, cumulative story, the familiar chaos of piling onto the sofa with friends builds to a climactic hullabaloo until the happy ending of sharing a book in an ideal reading spot, behind...

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.