Product Description: Long before Oscar Peterson became a virtuoso jazz pianist, he was a boy who loved to play the trumpet. When a bout of childhood tuberculosis weakened his lungs, Oscar could no longer play his beloved instrument. He took up piano and the rest is history: Oscar went on to become an international jazz piano sensation...read more

An alphabet book offers a tour of the library, from aisles of authors arranged alphabetically to pages that become pillows, bringing 'zzzzzz,' or sleep.

When Isaac does not participate in class because he is too upset after dreaming about a monster, his teacher, Miss Louise, calls on her Native American heritage to help.