Explains the system of writing with the use of hieroglyphics, invented by the Egyptians.

After a storm blows some of them away, the letters on the alphabet tree learn from a strange bug to be stronger by forming words, then a caterpillar comes along and tells them that words are not enough; they must say something important.

Once upon a time, in pencil school, a brave little red pencil sets out to write an exciting story with nouns and adverbs and everything--but first she has to face the ravenous pencil sharpener, the Wolf 3000.

While walking through a forest of sequoias, a father tells his family the story of the tree's namesake. Sequoyah was a Cherokee man who invented a system of writing for his people. His neighbors feared the symbols he wrote and burned down his home. All of his work was lost, but, still determined, he tried another approach. The Cherokee people finally accepted the written language after Sequoyah taught his six-year-old daughter to read.

When the story ideas--from a bored Viking to a space robot--kept in a teacher's special jar escape, the students need to watch out as ideas need to be in a story or they can get a little rowdy.

In this semi-autobiographical picture book, author Patricia MacLachlan relates what it might take to grow up to become a writer.

One, Two, Kat, and Four want to form a club so together they figure out how to make a sign saying what their club should be called.

This book describes tips and elements, including the heading, greeting, body, and closing, that go together to make a letter.

Through a series of brief letters to his parents, Alex presents all the reasons why he should not have to share a room with his younger brother.