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.

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.

A raccoon and his friends go to great lengths to make sure they will always have a library from which to borrow books.

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

After finally getting her first library card, Arthur's little sister D.W. tries to check out her favorite book, with humorous results.

When the new teacher, Miss Smith, reads to her class, Zack and his classmates are amazed to find that the storybook characters come to life.

Storytime in the library becomes increasingly chaotic as first one chicken then a whole flock joins in and the librarian must come up with a creative solution so that everyone can enjoy the story.

The Book Hog loves books and has a large collection, although he never learned to read.

As Pig tries to write a book, he chastises the reader who keeps interrupting him by turning the pages.

Told from the story's perspective, traces the evolution of storytelling from cave painting to the printing press to the digital technologies of today.