Once there was a brand-new book that arrived at the library.

The book loved to be read, and children like you would often check it out. But in time, the book became old and worn. It was no longer pulled excitedly off the shelf—until one day, a little girl found the lonely book, opened its shabby cover, and began to read...

In this enchanting book about a book, Kate Bernheimer and Chris Sheban delicately depict the spell cast over each of us by the books we love most of all.

From the dust jacket