Orem Library

A boy creates ten paintings in this counting book that also explores the relationship of words within words.

The meanings of "up" are conveyed with merry verse and illustrations in a happy book that celebrates the joy of life.

William Wyatt Orser's life is turned upside down after his mother has a stroke, but the socially awkward, word-loving twelve-year-old finds glimmers of hope when he discovers friends who share his love of wordplay and books.

Jerome enjoys collecting and using words that he hears, reads, or sees, and then decides to share his collection with others.

A modern love story told through a series of dictionary-style entries is a sequence of intimate windows into the large and small events that shape the course of a romantic relationship.

Nancy is delighted that the new boy in her class is from Paris and sets out to become his friend, then discovers that this Parisian is not quite as fancy as she had thought.

By dropping the first letter of a variety of words, Mouse makes several new rhyming words.

On each spread of the brilliantly conceived picture book, the youngest readers will find a splash of first words -- from nouns and onomatopoeia to color words, adjectives, and more. As they explore bold, high-contrast art filled with surprising details, readers are welcome to make connections and name the discoveries they make for themselves!

A boy who loves his dictionary searches for the exact right word to describe his mischievous brother.

Photographs demonstrate the spatial concepts expressed in twelve words such as around, across, between, against, and behind.