Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library next to her apartment building. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her book and do something. But what can she do? The local elections are coming up but she's just a kid. She can't even vote! Still, Yasmin has friends -- her best friend, Reeni, and Anil, who even has a...

Gerald and Piggie discover the joy of being read. But what will happen when the book ends?

A monster tries to chomp any reader who wants to go past the first page of the book in order to keep his cakes safe.

"Ally's greatest fear is that everyone will find out she is as dumb as they think she is because she still doesn't know how to read"--

A young reader introduces a boy to the many imaginative worlds that books bring to life.

A boy shows a book he has made about all of the things he can do for himself, from making his own lunch to fixing his own toys.

"Snappsy's ordinary day is interrupted by a meddling narrator"--

"When a wild boar with a passion for clover discovers a rare patch in the woods, he is determined to patiently stand guard until it blooms- but he is not the only clover enthusiast in the forest, and it takes reading a good book for him to figure out the mystery"--

When Marvin refuses to go back to his new school because he is the only one in his class who cannot read, his father decides to help him learn by reading with him.

School has been pretty good so far. Dory has made a real true friend whose imagination and high spirits as are big as her own. Reading is proving to be a challenge, but having a loose tooth makes her feel special. Suddenly, Mrs. Gobble Gracker, Dory's imaginary enemy, starts appearing in unlikely places. Dory and her friend can only imagine that she s there to prevent the Tooth Fairy from visiting. This calls for some heroic plans worthy of this high-spirited...