From New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning author
Shannon Hale and award-winning illustrator Tracy Subisak, comes a zany
picture book that pokes fun at overly gendered notions of "boy books"
and "girl books" and celebrates the pleasure of a good book.
Stanley's thrilled for bookmobile day--until the old man at the window
refuses to lend him the story he wants, all because it features a girl.
"Girl books" are only for girls, the book man insists, just like cat
books are only for cats and robot books are only for robots. But when a
dinosaur arrives at the bookmobile and successfully demands a book about
ponies, Stanley musters the courage to ask for the tale he really
wants--about a girl adventurer fighting pirates on the open seas. By
speaking up, Stanley inspires the people, cats, robots, and goats around
him to read more stories outside their experiences and enjoy the
pleasure of a good book of their choosing.