Browne's familiar Willy returns to explore classic literature in this picture book celebrating the joys of reading. Each two-page spread features a striking painting of Willy on an adventure 's tracking footprints on a desert island in one, peering out the window of a house swept up in a tornado in another, and so on ile on the facing page, in a plainspoken paragraph, he describes a moment from a classic story. There are only a few clues in the text, usually a name or iconic quote, and since many of the stories will likely be unfamiliar to the typical picture-book reader, little ones might not know what stories he's referencing. Cleverly, however, Browne ends each brief story with a question to readers, inviting them to imagine what happens next and encouraging flights of fancy. In a warm, saturated palette, Browne's paintings are filled with charming visual hints, such as books that appear in unusual places, which emphasize the transformative power of imagination. A good choice for read-alouds, particularly at a library.