Synopsis:

"I'm Chippetuck the Chippetuck from Chippetuck"
Martin scratched his head, "And you're all called Chippetuck, too? So.........how dou you tell each other apart?"
The Chippetuck seemed surprised, "We all look different, of course!"

Martin Chen is a young boy who discovers a strange creature called a Chippetuck in the attic of his new home. The magical Chippetuck befriends Martin, telling him stories and leading him to many adventures in different and surprising worlds.

In one scene Martin falls into a dinosaur world, landing on the dinner plate of a horrified tyrannosaurus rex.

When Martin meets Lisa, the girl next door, the Chippetuck transforms himself into a large brown dog and accompanies them wherever they go. It is during one of these outings that the Chippetuck is run over by a car. It disappears and Martin and Lisa set out to find it. They must journey through unknown, and sometimes dangerous, places to find the Chippetuck and help him before it's too late.

Through Martin and Lisa, the book speaks to young children about friendship, fear, loyalty and courage - universal emotions that touch us all.