Itchy, the inch worm loves books. In fact, his entire family loves books! The difference is, Itchy's family loves to eat them, while Itchy is interested in the pictures. Itchy and his family live in the library. Itchy longs to unlock the mystery of the true meaning of books. But how can he, since inch worms don't go to school. But Josh, a 7 year old boy knows the mystery of reading, he just is not interested. This book tells the story of an uncommon friendship between Josh and Itchy and how they discover common ground in a newly discovered love for books.