This playful collection of four seemingly separate stories, all told simultaneously, will keep the...

Nico and her older sister, Angel, were adopted from Korea by a white family in the United States...

In this African version of Little Red Riding Hood, Granny sends Pretty Salma to the market with a...

The story of Ruby Bridges, the first African-American child to attend an all-white school in New...

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1996. Lilly loves school and her teacher, Mr. Singer. But when she brings her favorite possession, her purple purse with all her treasures inside, to school, Mr. Singer takes it away. Lilly learns some hard lessons about revenge and remorse.

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1975. Strega Nona, or Grandmother Witch, is a witch doctor who helps the people in her village with her remedies. Her new apprentice, Big Anthony, doesn’t know how to stop the production of her magic pasta.

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1989. This version of the three little pigs is told by Alexander T. Wolf. He goes over to the pigs' houses to borrow sugar for his grandmother’s birthday cake.

A series of animals parade across the pages of this colorful book as children read about what...

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1982. A fun book for young children that introduces them to animals and the sounds they make. Cows, sheep, pigs, dogs, and cats are included in the story.

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1970. The story of frog and toad recounts their loving friendship, where they help each other out and have fun in the process. Frog wakes Toad up to enjoy the year they have together, and Toad tells Frog a story when he doesn’t feel well.

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1985. If a hungry little mouse shows up on your doorstep, you might want to give him a cookie. And if you give him a cookie, he'll ask for a glass of milk.

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1986. This story illustrates the unconditional love between a mother and child. As the boy grows into a man, the cycle of life continues, and just as the mother nurtured and cared for him as he was growing up, he then nurtures and cares for her as she grows old.

When Nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing. One by one, woodland animals find it and crawl in; first, a curious mole, then a rabbit, a badger and others, each one larger than the last. Finally, a big brown bear is followed in by a tiny brown mouse and what happens next makes for a wonderfully funny climax.