Neil Steven Klayman

I love this book! The story is about a little boy who impulsively eats a thesaurus. He suddenly uses a variety of words that are synonyms for old, tired words. He becomes a boy wonder as his body digests the vocabulary. He is invited to speak at a nationally televised event with the President, but then his words fail him. He runs away to and ends up in the LIbrary of Congress. He meets a very nice librarian who explains to him that when you 'discover new words that last(s) for a lifetime.' The illustrations are fun, too, though I may be prejudice having met the illustrator.… (mehr)