Behind closed publishing doors, books lead a secret life before their release. We invite children aged eight and up on a journey into the world of books. Ron Heussen, Anne Mikus, and Farid Rivas Michel ask whether publishing books is really a profession. How ideas turn into manuscripts and then into designed pages. How character descriptions come to life with color. And what the publisher does until the printer heats up the machine and the bookbinder ensures the glue doesn't run. Young and old bookworms will learn about all the experiences a book has gone through before the book cart rolls to where reading enthusiasts seek their nourishment: the bookstore! An infectious enthusiasm for books from the first touch to peering through the book spine window.