Rosamond, who starts a book club, claims there is a monster on the loose who is ruining pages of her cookbook, which leads Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, to investigate as undercover detectives.

When fifth-grader Trip Kindleman, who does not like to read very much, is hit on the head by a heavy box and becomes a character in a series of different books--from a sports story to a science fiction novel to an adventure tale--his view of reading is changed forever.

Tiny the dog is a big help at the library when his owner takes out too many books to carry home.

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. Tyrone does not like reading but he discovers that reading can be an adventure.

Max, who loves to read, discovers all the services available to him during a visit to the library.

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

Celebrates the pleasures of reading and pays homage to the works and writers the author admires above all others, from Jane Austen to Charles Dickens to Jennifer Egan.

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.