Synopsis
First Lady Laura Bush and her daughter Jenna Bush wrote this ode to learning to love books together. Tyrone is a great student, and enjoys school quite a bit, but he’s not a big fan of reading. However, one day during reading time, something extraordinary happens, and Tyrone begins to understand the magic of books. With Denise Brunkus’s lively, vivid illustrations.

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.

Details
Publication Date:	2008-05-01
Illustrator:	Denise Brunkus

Size
Length:	32 pages
Height:	11.3 in
Width:	9.8 in
Thickness:	0.5 in
Weight:	11.2 oz

Publisher's Note
Tyrone loves school, but he doesn't like to read, until one day, while his teacher is reading aloud, more than words come out of the book--Tyrone and his friends are swept up in a mysterious adventure that lands them in a most unexpected place. 500,000 first printing.

Industry Reviews
"The text displays a keen understanding of the psyche of the nonreading child...."
(05/01/2008)