At his mother's insistence, Billy finds a way to fight monsters without making a mess.

"In the pages of her notebook, soon after her father is diagnosed with cancer, Jade invents an imaginary best friend she can depend on--Zoe; but when Zoe somehow magically shows up in real life, Jade wonders how genuine their friendship can possibly be if Jade's controlling Zoe through what she writes in her notebook"--

Penelope is an imaginative girl, whose every day has been rigidly scheduled by her mother--until one day she falls through a hole in her calendar and lands in the Realm of Possibility, where she discovers that it, too, is stuck in a track of time, and only she can save it.

"Once upon a time, there was a little barbarian who was about to embark on a very dangerous journey. The brave adventurer knew there would be many perils ahead, including one-eyed giants and venomous snakes, manticores and sea serpents. Luckily, a barbarian can always rely on a trusty steed..."--Back cover.

Maria imagines battling through a dangerous land to rid her kingdom of beasts, but after a disappointing day she returns to her hospital bed feeling beat, where her friends, family, and medical team remind her she is a warrior.

Her magical book of stories is wordless until a whisper in the wind tells a little girl to imagine a story for each page.

Harold goes for an adventurous walk in the moonlight with his purple crayon.