A children's picture book.

"Every day, Johnny listened to his favorite radio program.

"But then the radio, which had been growing fainter, went dead altogether.

"Maybe Mr. Zaga, who lived in the basement apartment and was supposed to be an inventor, could help.

"Sure enough, the radio played again, but before long Johnny and Mr. Zaga realized that the radio was giving tomorrow’s news. It was a day ahead of time!

"The adventures Johnny has then - a bank robbery, a local fire, at the racetrack - fill this funny and exciting book and will delight young readers.

"Full-color pictures rendered by a distinguished author/illustrator capture the big-city scene and a small boy’s dreams of glory to perfection.

"Edward Sorel is best known as a caricaturist, but he was an illustrator of books long before his career in satire began.

"Johnny on the Spot is his tenth, and the second for which he is also the writer."