Relates the experiences of a little girl as she learns to tell the difference between make believe and real life.

A boy imagines a series of incredible sights on his way home from school so that he will have an interesting report to give his father.

A child imagines that he is in a story where he encounters a tiger at every turn.

An artist celebrates the many things he can do with a simple pen, and encourages the reader to do the same.

With the help of his imagination, his parents, and a few scraps of junk, Louie and his friends travel through space.

"Children pretend to be many different animals as they do various yoga poses"--

In art class, neatness, conformity, and imitation are encouraged, but when Willow brings imagination and creativity to her projects, even straight-laced Miss Hawthorn is influenced.

Invites the reader to imagine what it would be like to build and use a jetpack at home, at school, and even on a long voyage or two.

A young girl contrasts the exciting things she might someday do, like digging for dinosaur bones and swimming with dolphins, with her present-day activities of finding loose change in the sofa cushions and feeding her goldfish.

An imaginative young child has a wonderful time playing with a box he receives for his birthday. What's better than getting a brand-new toy as a birthday gift? Playing with the box it came in! Climb in for a flight across the ocean, a jaunt on a sailing ship, some sledding down a slippery slope, and, of course, a brief stint as a robot. Good thing the toy dog that came inside the box is happy to come along for the ride! The inimitable Leslie Patricelli...