Barney Saltzberg

Given blank books by their mother, Seymour, Fiona, and Wilbur let their imaginations fly, then put their stories, poems, and pictures together in a single, shared book.

Cornelius the pig has his own style when preparing for school in the morning, but he does not really feel ready until he gets a kiss.

There's a new baby in the house, and Cornelius realizes he's not quite ready.

Stanley is excited about Crazy Hair Day at his school, until he discovers that he has gotten the date wrong and that it is actually school picture day.

Phoebe discovers a way to avoid her parents' meddling in Show-and-Tell time at school.

Open the flaps to see and feel different animals.

A little girl who loves cats describes their various characteristics.

"Two mice--one big and one small--have a terrible problem. Little Mouse is looking for a story--they're in a book, after all!--and Big Mouse has to admit the truth. The story is gone. And (gasp!) he ate it. That is not okay with Little Mouse, who is all ready to hear a story and will settle for nothing less."--Provided by publisher.

An energetic, heartfelt, and humorous ode to book love You can spin and twirl and dance with this book. You can listen while someone else reads it. You can take your book to lunch. Just do not try to feed it. Expertly whimsical illustrations accompany this rhyming celebration of the printed book, and the attachment many of us all feel to our very favourites. The imaginative humour is balanced by earnest devotion, traits to which the young audience...