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

"Through trial and error, Mr. Pack Rat begins to question whether having more things is really the secret to happiness"-- Provided by publisher.

When Max cuts out words from magazines and newspapers, collecting them the way his brothers collect stamps and coins, they all learn about words, sentences, and storytelling.

Luna has a passion for words. She loves their light and they make her smile. But one day she notices that, little by little, the beautiful, magnificent, fun words are disappearing, so she decided to do something about it.

When Llewellyn, a little rabbit who collects ordinary things in jars, meets a young girl named Evelyn, he joins with her to capture the extraordinary.

A girl listens as her grandfather explains the meaning of objects held within his collection of matchboxes, revealing how they chronicle his journey from Italy to America.

An avid collector enumerates all the things that have been collected, from twenty-three keychains and fifty-one shells to a ball of tin foil five feet wide.

Prudy collects so many things that everyone says she has a problem, but when a crisis convinces her that they are right, she comes up with the perfect solution.

Van has always been an outsider. He’s hard of hearing, collects trinkets, and lives with his single mother—an opera singer with a huge personality. Then one day, Van notices a girl stealing pennies from a fountain, and everything changes. He follows the girl, Pebble, and uncovers an underground society full of wishes and the people who collect them. Not all wishes are good and even good wishes often have unintended consequences, and the Collectors...

"Winslow and Rosie are collectors who can find nearly anything. Their impressive collection of natural wonders is almost complete -- it's just missing one final piece. So the girls pack their gear and set off on a quest through the forest to find something extraordinary. Their journey takes them further than they have ever explored, all the way to a mysterious cave. Surely, a mysterious cave must hold something extraordinary ... "-- Provided by publisher....