The Crayons are getting ready to go back to school, and each crayon has a subject they’re looking forward to the most. They’re also ready to meet new friends . . . and let loose during their very favorite time of day: art class.

When Green Crayon claims that green is the only color for Christmas, the other Crayons let him know that there would be no Christmas without them either. No candy canes or Santa without Red, no snow without White, no bells or stars without Silver, and no cookies or reindeer without Tan! The Crayons agree that they all need to come together to make Christmas special.

RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. Uh oh, something went wrong with the painting! But this artist has a secret: mistakes can turn into something amazing. Can you guess what she makes out of her smudges and messy marks?

"On rainy Sunday mornings when Mama pulls out her tall, dark soup pot with tiny white spots, we know...

Steve the cat has woken up and decided he has a BIG DREAM. A dream to make the PERFECT guacamole...

How do you tell your family that you love them? For Hana, love is all around her: Mom stirs love...

Julianna Reese Villarreal wrote Kylo Finds a Friend at age 11.

Wolf Cub Chlo wrote Once a Pun a Time: A Guide to Reading and Telling Jokes for Kids at age 6.

It's My Birthday... Finally! A Leap Year Story is a story about a boy named Miles who born on...

Aunt Pearl arrives one day pushing a shopping cart full of her worldly goods. Her sister Rose has...

When a hungry alligator moves to their town, the residents want him out . . . until they get to know...

When relief workers bring used clothing to the refugee camp, everyone scrambles to grab whatever...

Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule—until...

When the sun sets, Dad’s job as a school custodian is just beginning. What is it like to work on a...

A wild wind blows on the tippy-top of a steep hill, turning everything upside down for the man who...

If you could have any ocean animal's superpower, whose would you choose?

What if you woke up one...

A red squirrel stows away on a canoe to fulfill his dream of joining a group of voyageurs--men who...

RIF Summer Camp: STEM Stars Badge. When Uncle JB leaves his mysterious Bread Pet in Cora's care, she has no idea it's about to take over the whole house! Can she use her creativity and quick thinking to save the day before things get out of hand?

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2022. Driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's parents stop suddenly when they spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road.

The rabbits live in the forest, where they go on journeys. The black rabbit feels conflicted...

From sunrise to sunset, an African American boy spends an activity-filled summer day helping his...

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2020. Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption.

Emma lives in a crooked house in an old whaling town, and often takes her dog, Nemo, to the beach...

When Carmela wakes up on her birthday, her wish has already come true–she's finally old enough to...