"A little girl complains that her life is boring, never realizing that amazing things are happening around her such as elephants marching through her house, a pirate sitting behind her on the school bus, or a submarine in her pool"-Provided by the publisher.

Two boys have done everything they can think of to keep busy, so they try something new by attempting to do nothing.

A boy who claims there is nothing to do spends his day being anything but bored.

"At the zoo with her family, a girl mopes around until she is asked to help rescue the zoo's penguins from boredom"--

"Meet Jim Carrey. Sure, he's an insanely successful and beloved movie star drowning in wealth and privilege--but he's also lonely. Maybe past his prime. Maybe even . . . getting fat? He's tried diets, gurus, and cuddling with his military-grade Israeli guard dogs, but nothing seems to lift the cloud of emptiness and ennui. Even the sage advice of his best friend, actor and dinosaur skull collector Nicolas Cage, isn't enough to pull Carrey out of his...

Barnacle is bored by the monotony of the tides, and envies the fish who swim freely--until a hungry eel comes along.

Mina loves to play soccer all year round. When a coming monsoon threatens her plans, an unexpected discovery changes things for the better.