In search of writing ideas, an author takes a walk with his dog around the neighborhood.

Sam, the shy mouse that lives in the library and likes to write books, collaborates with a boy in the library's Authors and Illustrators Club.

When Eva sits on her stoop trying to complete a school assignment by writing about what happens in her neighborhood, she gets a great deal of advice and action.

Billy's wild imagination gets him into trouble at school, but a creative writing contest could be the perfect opportunity for him to shine.

Given blank books by their mother, Seymour, Fiona, and Wilbur let their imaginations fly, then put their stories, poems, and pictures together in a single, shared book.

When Henry's imagination gets mixed up with the truth during show and tell, his teacher suggests that he write and illustrate his own stories.

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

Abdul loves telling stories but thinks his messy handwriting and spelling mistakes will keep him from becoming an author, until Mr. Muhammad visits and encourages him to persist.

When a famous author visits Molly's classroom, Molly is determined to find out the secret to being a rich, famous author. She builds a clever contraption to reveal his secret. Will Molly find out the big secret? Or will she forever wonder what it takes to be a rich, famous author?