• Learn how illustrators work.
  Pencils, markers, and paints are just a few tools that illustrators use. Learn more about the tools needed to create a book.
  
  

• Send a free e-Card!
  Say hello to a friend with RIF's adorable e-Cards.
  

• View the picture book timeline. Authors and illustrators have been creating picture books for many, many years. Check out this timeline that shows 20 great picture books from the past to present.

Coloring Book
Check out the brand-new online coloring book where you can color and print lots of fun pages! 

Illustrate a Story
Pick a story, print it and draw the pictures to go along with it. Read the hints on how to make a book! 

Clip Art Gallery
You can add these graphics to your next project for home or school. 


Poetry in Pictures
Write poems about our online collection of artwork, and send them to us to publish! 

Meet the Illustrators
Read all about your favorite book illustrators.

Read it & Draw it
Draw a picture to go along with a book that you've just read. Redesign the cover or draw the main characters. Send in your artwork to post on this site.