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Bluey: What Games Should We Play?

Written by Tallulah May
RIF Summer Camp: Reading Explorers Badge. Bluey is back, and she's hiding surprises everywhere! Lift the flaps to find out what Bluey and her family are up to today. Keepy Uppy? Magic Asparagus? Who knows what's behind the next flap! Only one way to find out...
Infant and Toddler - Pre-K
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How We Say I Love You

Written by Nicole Chen and Illustrated by Lenny Wen

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

Pre-K - 2nd
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The Memory Coat

Written by Elvira Woodruff and Illustrated by Michael Dooling

This moving story of a Jewish family's immigration to America from Russia may be jeopardized by a...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Night Job

Written by Karen Hesse and Illustrated by G. Brian Karas

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

Pre-K - 2nd
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Summer Sun Risin'

Written by W. Nikola-Lisa and Illustrated by Don Tate

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

K - 3rd
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The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family

Written by Ibtihaj Muhammad & S.K. Ali and Illustrated by Hatem Aly
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2019. A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school--and two sisters on one's first day of hijab--by Olympic medalist and social justice activist Ibtihaj Muhammad.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Saturday

Written and Illustrated by Oge Mora

Today would be special. Today would be splendid. It was Saturday! But sometimes, the best plans don...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Baseball Saved Us

Written by Ken Mochizuki and Illustrated by Dom Lee

For a young Japanese-American boy sent to an internment camp during World War II, baseball becomes a...

K - 6th
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Grandpa's Garden

Written by Stella Fry and Illustrated by Sheila Moxley
All year long, Billy and his grandpa work on preparing the soil, planting seeds, and taking care of...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Kunu's Basket: A Story from Indian Island

Written by Lee DeCora Francis and Illustrated by Susan Drucker
Kunu is from the Penobscot Tribe located on Indian Island in Maine. They have a deep tradition in...
3rd - 7th
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Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business

Written by Barbara Park

Meet the World’s Funniest Kindergartner—Junie B. Jones! In the second Junie B. Jones book. When...

K - 2nd
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Lola's Fandango

Written by Anna Witte and Illustrated by Micha Archer
RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. Little Lola has always felt invisible next to her big sister, but she is hiding the most beautiful secret, a fiery flamenco dance that is all her own!
K - 3rd
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Alma and How She Got Her Name

Written and Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela has way too many names: six! How did such a...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Hope in the Holler

Written by Lisa Lewis Tyre

Right before Wavie's mother died, she gave Wavie a list of instructions to help her find her way in...

5th - 8th
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Written by Judith Viorst and Illustrated by Ray Cruz
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1972. From the moment Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair, he knows it is going to be the worst day ever, and things keep getting more and more terrible from there!
Pre-K - 2nd
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Last Stop on Market Street

Written by Matt de la Peña and Illustrated by Christian Robinson
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2016. Every Sunday after church, CJ rides the bus across town with his Nana, and today he has a lot of questions. Why do they have to wait in the rain? Why don't they have a car like his friends? But with every question, Nana helps CJ see the beauty, music, and magic all around him that he almost missed. Where is their bus headed, and what will CJ discover when they finally arrive?
Pre-K - K
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The Crossover

Written by Kwame Alexander
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2015. "With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I’m delivering," announces dread-locked, 12-year old Josh Bell.
5th - 7th
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A Chair For My Mother

Written and Illustrated by Vera B. Williams
After losing everything in a fire, Rosa, her mother, and her grandmother are helped by their...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Written and Illustrated by Jeff Kinney
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2007. Greg Heffley is starting middle school with one goal: to become the most popular kid around. Armed with his trusty journal and a best friend who always seems to make things worse, Greg navigates the daily disasters of cafeteria lunches, school projects, and family chaos. Will Greg's big plans for fame and glory survive contact with real life?
3rd - 8th
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Esperanza Rising

Written by Pam Muñoz Ryan
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2002. Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico - she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California during the Great Depression, and to settle in a camp for Mexican farm workers.
6th - 8th
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Matilda

Written by Roald Dahl and Illustrated by Quentin Blake
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1988. Matilda is a highly intelligent child whose parents mistreat her and don't appreciate her talents. Her life changes for the better when she befriends her teacher, Miss Honey.
3rd - 7th
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Ice Cream Summer

Written and Illustrated by Peter Sis
Joe wants to go on a special trip with his grandpa at the end of the summer. Through letters, Joe...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Nesting Quilt

Written and Illustrated by Cathryn Falwell
A young girl makes connections between her family preparing for a new baby and the birds she watches...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story

Written and Illustrated by S.D. Nelson
Born in 1839, Buffalo Bird Girl, Waheenee, was a member of the Hidatsa tribe of the Great Plains...
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