Inspired by his brothers’ collections of stamps and coins, Max searches for familiar, favorite, or exciting words from magazines and newspapers. His word collection, contrary to his brothers’ collections, is exciting. “When Max put his words together, he had a thought” (n.p.). Max rebuffs his brothers’ refusal to trade. “When I have a few more words, I’ll have a story” (n.p.). Eventually, his brothers abandon their collections to compose an adventure with Max. Boris Kulikov extends this tale of wish fulfillment through whimsical children observed from unusual perspectives. Sprinkled throughout are words— exotic, glorious, curious, colorful —illustrated to signify their meaning. lmp