The Pagemaster Author:David Kirshner, Ernie Contreras Young Richard Tyler begins a daring excursion into the ever-changing world of literature, assisted by his three friends, Adventure, Fantasy, and Horror, as he battles against such villains as Long John Silver and Moby Dick. Reprint.
This story of a timid child, who finds courage in a series of adventures with characters from books, is delightful. It could be used to introduce the concept of genres and to present the idea of "classics" and cultural literacy.