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.

It's library day! Sam and his classmates learn how to do their own research using books and computers. Then they find out about the different ways to read books -from graphic novels to e-books and audiobooks. Explore the school library with Sam as he looks for the perfect book to check out.

A girl finds a magical red book and is transported to a new world and a new friend.

Nate and his dog Sludge help Rosamond discover who has been tearing pages out of her books.

Many words don't follow basic decoding rules and are taught in pre-k and kindergarten classrooms as "sight words", "instant words", "high frequency words" or "star words". A new reader finds sight words very frustrating until they are memorized. A good reader will be able to instantly recognize "sight words" without having to "figure them out".

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

Aunt Chip saves the town of Triple Creek, where everyone has forgotten how to read because of the invasion of television.

Tyrone and his friends rule the school except for the library, which he thinks is boring until strange happenings during story hour change his mind.

Dubbed a "reluctant reader" by his teacher, twelve-year-old Derek spends summer vacation learning important lessons even though he does not complete his summer reading list.

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.