I've been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five." McConaughey sat down with those diaries. He found lessons he learned and forgot, poems, prayers, prescriptions, beliefs about what matters, some great photographs, and a whole bunch of bumper stickers. This book is an album, a record, a story of his life and the graces, truths, and beauties...

Skippyjon Jones, a little kitten with a big imagination, is sent to his room to contemplate what it means to be a cat, but instead embarks on an imaginary adventure in which his Zorro-like alter ego, El Skippito, rescues a group of chihuahuas from a bean-eating bumblebee.

A raccoon and his friends go to great lengths to make sure they will always have a library from which to borrow books.

Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis.

Amelia Bedelia, a literal-minded first-grader, finds her first day of school filled with confusing adventures--much to her delight.

The pigeon must go to school, but frets about math, learning the alphabet, heavy backpacks, and what the teacher and other birds will think of him.

Rocket, Bella, and Owl play hide-and-seek, but Rocket gets found first every time, leading to hurt feelings, so Bella and Owl come up with a plan to make the game fun again.

"Twenty whimsical poems about space." --amazon.com

Skippyjon Jones is a Siamese cat who wants to be a Chihuahua dog.

Cranky Chicken inadvertently saves the life of Speedy, a very optimistic worm that is looking for a friend.