As the holidays get closer, Ember the dragon zooms across the land delivering cookies to everyone. But when a snowy storm blows him off track, Ember slips down a giant’s chimney and meets his toughest customer yet.

The mice who live happily under the floorboards are surprised when new visitors arrive… humans...

Over the course of a year, a young child and their dog visit the river with Grandpa to watch the kingfishers. As spring warms into summer and autumn drifts into winter, they see the kingfishers build a nest, raise their babies, and learn to fly.

Errol loves taking care of plants, even though he doesn’t have a real garden of his own. His home is filled with leafy, colorful greenery, but he dreams of having an outdoor space where he can grow even more.

When Isaac’s parents move home for a new job, the boy makes a friend on a whole new world.

RIF Summer Camp: STEM Stars Badge. Do you dream of building robots, designing spaceships, or creating the next amazing app?

Edgar is worried when his weird new neighbors invite him over for a Halloween celebration!

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: STEM Stars Badge. Rosa and her friends are on a mission to grow their very own sunflowers, and you can follow along every step of the way! From planting tiny seeds to discovering the cool bugs that visit the blooms, there's always something exciting to explore. Get ready to dig in, observe, and maybe even start your own garden adventure!

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2025. When will I find you? Where could you be? What will it take? To see an owl.

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...

It's been six months since Cassidy Rain Berghoff’s best friend, Galen, died, and up until now she has succeeded in shutting herself off from the world.

Declan Taylor is furious at the world. After winning state as a freshman starting pitcher, he...

To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming-of-age story about a girl named Scout. Scout and her brother Jem...

RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. Cory's dance crew is counting on him for one last big competition before everyone heads off to different high schools, but everything starts falling apart when strict parents, failing grades, and a surprising new friendship pull him in every direction.

Raindrops are falling outside, but there's still a world of color to experience! Delightful rhymes...

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.

RIF Summer Camp: Reading Explorers Badge. One moment Daniel Redmayne is fast asleep, and the next, a failed dam is sending a wall of water straight toward his campsite. With their counselors gone and five kids completely alone in the Montana wilderness, survival becomes the only thing that matters.

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...