A child gives thanks for all the wonderful gifts nature shares—hazelnuts from the hedge, apples from the tree, eggs from the hens, and milk from the cow. Soon, the whole family has gathered everything they need to make something extra special… a yummy apple cake!

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...

A beautiful way to introduce babies and toddlers to the special love that families share.

Curious Me...

Two sisters befriend a bear and help a grumpy dwarf.

You can read this book for free on RIF’s digital...

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

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

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

With the adventure of Avi’s Poppy series and the heart of A Wolf Called Wander, this charming and...

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

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.

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

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

Frannie’s class is reading a poem that begins, “Hope is the thing with feathers.” Frannie hasn’t really thought much about hope before. She’s usually busy thinking about everything else going on in her life.

A young white girl and her two black "brothers" devise a plan to raise money to buy the boys'...

Ruby’s morning walk with Mom on her first day back to school is far from ordinary. With a tiger...

A little girl misses having anyone to play with on the beach — until she realizes she can create a...

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!

Ruby’s mom is having a baby, but Ruby is not very happy about it. She knows that babies are smelly...

White House dog Millie Bush recounts her adventures as First Canine in a tour of her famous...

The author traces the eight years between the presidencies of her husband and son, discussing her...

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!

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?

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.

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?