Asks readers to imagine ordinary, everyday events as wondrous and magical occurrences.

"A child asks their father to tell them a story. But not just any old story, a new story. 'And make it about a lion!' The dad begins, but the child interrupts again and again--'Why is the lion so small? Doesn't he eat dinner?'--Finally, Dad suggests telling the lion story together and the reader is invited to fill in the blanks--and join in the fun"-Provided by publisher.

As Peter watches a spider crawl across the floor, he and his mother play at imagining all that they would do if Peter were a spider.

When the family goes away for Christmas, a lonely toy bear celebrates the holiday with his imaginary friends.

Amanda would rather live in a fantasy world of her imagination than go to her new middle school, where the custodian is the grandmother she has never met.

Lewis gets into mischief with an imaginary beast in the bathtubwhile his parents are watching television.

When his mother takes him to the pet shop to make a selection, Edward imagines what it would be like to own a tiger, eagle, gorilla, and whale.

A child finds many interesting things to do and observe in the attic.

When his big friend Paul helps him make a shadow box with cutouts of a dragon and other fanciful characters, Henry becomes part of the action as they all try to decide what colors he should paint them.