Discover the magic of sound in The First Music, a whimsical African folktale where a group of jungle animals realizes their individual noises are actually beautiful music. This heartwarming story follows the animals as they join together in a rhythmic "jam session," teaching children that everyone has a unique song inside them.

Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house whisks them to the prehistoric past. Now they have to figure out how to get home. Can they do it before dark…or will they become a dinosaur’s dinner?

A moving picture book biography about chef José Andrés, who, along with his World Central Kitchen...

"Ayo told his mother all about the cultures, celebrations, and places he'd visited...He told her how...

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a...

The Magical Snowflake captures the heartwarming essence of a young girl amid the frosty snow, making...

As the worst snow storm of the year rolls in, one family hunkers down together in a cozy blanket...

Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James navigates heart surgery, reconnecting with her lost mother, first...

12-year-old Ali adores her reality-show celebrity father, Survivor Guy, and hopes to follow in his...

“Bernard and his newfound friends—revolutionary rats, wise-cracking cats, and coffee-chugging...

RIF Summer Camp: Reading Explorers Badge. Four very different kids wake up on what seems like an ordinary day, never expecting that by the end of it, their lives will be completely tangled together. When a cruel prank leaves Virgil trapped at the bottom of a well, the clock starts ticking, and the others must find the courage and determination they never knew they had.

It was almost winter and Bear was getting sleepy. But first, Bear had a story to tell... Bear found...

Following a snow-filled winter, a young boy and his dog decide that they've had enough of all that...

Vampire bats and killer ants? That's what Jack and Annie are about to run into when the Magic Tree House whisks them away to the Amazon River. It's not long before they get hopelessly lost. Will they be able to find their way back to the tree house? Or are Jack and Annie stuck forever in the rain forest?

It's sink or swim for Jack and Annie when the Magic Tree House whisks them off to the middle of the ocean. Luckily, they find a mini-submarine on a coral reef. Unluckily, they are about to meet a giant octopus and one very hungry shark. Will the dolphins save the day? Or are Jack and Annie doomed to be dinner?

Is this town HAUNTED? Jack and Annie wonder when the Magic Tree House whisks them to the Wild West. But before they can say "Boo!" they rush headlong into an adventure filled with horse thieves, a lost colt, rattlesnakes, and a cowboy named Slim. Will Jack and Annie have time to solve the next Tree House Riddle? The answer may depend on a ghost!

These early chapter books make history fun, as two children are vividly transported back in time....

These early chapter books make history fun, as two children are vividly transported back in time....

The Ice Age is very cool…for two kids in bathing suits! Jack and Annie nearly freeze when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the time of cave people and woolly mammoths. But nothing can stop them from having another wild adventure—not even a saber-toothed tiger!

Five galactic princesses go into hiding when the evil Empress Geela invades their home planets and...

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2011. Every day Amos McGee visits his five animal friends at the zoo, sharing a race with the tortoise, keeping the shy penguin company, and reading bedtime stories to the owl. But when Amos comes down with a cold and cannot make it to the zoo, his friends decide it is time to return the favor. What does it look like when the animals take care of Amos for a change?