A hill covered with rocks and wooden boxes becomes an imaginary town for Marian, her sisters, and their friends.

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...

When he cannot sleep, a little boy imagines himself on a nighttime journey across the sky where he can run and dance with star constellations.

El invierno ha terminado y Caillou está triste, pues su hombre de nieve se derritió con la llegada de la primavera. Caillou va con su papá al parque y se da cuenta de que hay muchas cosas divertidas que puede hacer ahora en la primavera. Como ya no hay nieve que cubra la caja de arena, él empieza a imaginar que puede andar en bici, jugar fútbol, usar la resbaladilla y nadar.

While riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City.

Upset after being bullied, Thuy, a Vietnamese American, pretends she is different creatures, including an especially strong, wonderful being made up of her two mothers and herself. Includes note about the phoenix and the Sarabha.

"¿Qué pueden hacer seis conejitos con una zanahoria gigante? ¿Construirse una casa? ¿Convertirla en un barco? ¿Ponerla de pie mirando hacia el cielo y plantar un jardín?"--Casadellibro. Six imaginative rabbits consider what they might make from an unusually large carrot they have found.

As Joe and his mother walk down a street on their way to a party, Joe starts to worry about such things as what if he doesn't like the party and what if he doesn't like the food. "What if Joe doesn't like the party he's going to? What if he doesn't like the food or the games or the people? As Joe and his mom walk down the darkening street, Joe's imagination starts to run wild. And as they search for the right place, he wonders 'what if...' at each...

A young boy goes through his morning routine, going potty, getting dressed, eating breakfast, brushing his teeth, packing his bag, and getting hugs and kisses, while imagining it all as a heroic adventure that Superman might have.

Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her. Anne (with an 'e' of course) starts out as a mistake. The elderly Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert had planned on adopting a boy to help Matthew with the chores on their Prince Edward Island farm. What are they to do with the red-haired, high-spirited...