Washoe County Library System

Harold created many fantastic adventures with his purple crayon.

After he is sent to bed without supper for behaving like a wild thing, Max dreams of a voyage to the island where the wild things are. A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.

While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern for...

While Milo and his sister travel to a detention center to visit their incarcerated mother, he observes strangers on the subway and draws what he imagines their lives to be.

"Ducks growing out of bananas? A mouse catching a cat? What's wrong with this book? Yes, there's something strange, something funny, and even downright preposterous on every page of this book. But it's not a mistake--it's nonsense! And it's also surrealism"--

Alice, who claims to be a Temporary Fairy, still has a lot to learn, such as how to make her clothes put themselves away in the closet.

On the first day of school, the imaginative and energetic Billy clashes with a somber new teacher who will not believe his fanciful tales.

Whimsical thoughts, bringing colorful and happy images to the reader. Imagine a day when your swing swings you higher than the highest treetops. Imagine a day when you can ride your bike up a path of falling leaves into the very tree they are falling from. Imagine a day when you release a handful of blue balloons into a cloudy, gray sky to create a postcard-perfect day. Imagine a day when the ordinary becomes the extraordinary...a day when anything...

Sam and Dave are sure they will discover something exciting if they just keep digging their hole.

When JoJo wants to perform magic, she dons a cape and grabs her wand, but it may not be as easy as she thought.