This biography celebrates Gwendolyn Brooks, a talented poet whose words captured everyday life and inspired generations of readers and writers.

RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. Did you know you can make your own paint from rocks and ink from plants? In this book, you'll head outside and turn nature into your very own art supply kit. What amazing thing will you create first?

RIF Summer Camp: STEM Stars Badge. What if a pile of rusty old scraps could become something absolutely amazing? In this inspiring story, a young child and her artist mom discover that one person's trash is truly another person's treasure as they transform discarded metal into a jaw-dropping masterpiece!

When a splash of blackberry juice turns into an imaginary monster named Spot, a child’s everyday moment becomes a playful adventure powered by creativity and imagination.

This book shows that questions can have many answers and invites readers to think, wonder, and imagine through playful questions and illustrations.

Marianne's days are filled with schedules, structure, and soccer. There's just one problem: Marianne...

It is career day at James's school. After helping his friends decide on careers, he knows what he is...

Rubin loves the beautiful sounds that are played by the orchestra. He wants to learn to play the...

From the creators of Hair Like Mine and Skin Like Mine... Imagination Like Mine, book three in the...

In this enchantingly illustrated, almost wordless picture book, a story of courage and creativity...

What magic can be found in a piece of string? The magic of a million incarnations--when the string...

Devon visits the Metal Man at his fiery workshop every day, despite the scorching heat of the city where he lives. At the Metal Man's shop, sparks fly from his welding torch as he cuts and melts together old pieces of junk into works of art.

Bored, ignored, or feeling down?

Need some fancy in your town?

Want some shine upon your crown?
Just...

A young boy wants to write a story, just like his big sister. But there's a problem, he tells her...

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around...

WHICH CAME FIRST? The chicken or the egg? Simple die-cuts magically present transformation-- from...

Ramon loves to draw until his brother criticizes his work. With the help of his younger sister, Marisol, he learns to see things in a different way.

RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. Did you know that a pile of stuff around your house can turn into absolutely anything you want it to be?

After her mother tosses out a large box of junk, a girl and her younger brother pull it out. They...

When Lily Brown paints, her world starts to change . . .
trees wear hats and drink tea, people walk...

On a rainy day, three children discover a bag of magic chalk that brings their drawings, from warm...

A young boy named Henry embarks on a normal, average day at school, but his daily activities are...

Every Mother's Day, Henry and his dad prepare a funny lunch for Henry's mom. Of course, Mudge helps...

Pete is a very cool cat, and his clothes have to show that. But he's having trouble finding the...