Rice and Rocks by Sandra L. Richards is a stunning, heartwarming children's book about a young boy named Giovanni. Giovanni's family always has Jamaican stewed chicken with rice and beans, or what Giovanni calls rice and rocks, every Sunday. But this time, Giovanni has friends...

Rainbow’s Promise: How It All Started by Mary Clark Dalton is the story of a cute caterpillar who is teased by his classmates because he is the last one in the class who is yet to receive his wings. Rainbow spent a lot of time...

Pax is a yellow Lab; Jasmine is a Montserratian cat who really thinks she’s a princess; Gertie is a Montserrat agouti who speaks Montserrat Creole dialect. And, of course, there’s Mom and Dad. They’re the human members of the family, the ones who walk on...

Rainfrog by Suzanne Gene Courtney is a beautiful story about a surprising relationship between a little girl and a small frog in the rainforest. When a young girl accompanies her father into the depths of the Puerto Rican rainforest, she is in for a surprise....

Rhio Saves the Big Project!: Rhio and Friends, Volume 2 is a picture book for children, grades K-3, written by John P. Curtin, Jr. and John P. Curtin, Sr. and illustrated by John P. Curtin, Jr. There was a big school fair coming up, and...

Race Against Time is a delightful children’s book written by Anne Shields and illustrated by Janell Colburn. The story focuses on a young balloon named Sherman, who is about to take his first flight and is to be released into the sky when the ball...

Rona loves a good story. When she was younger, she enjoyed listening to stories being read to her. As soon as she could read, she loved to curl up with a good book. Her favorite place away from home was the library where she could...

Roy’s Stethoscope: Listening To the Music of the Heart by Dr Aviv Hirschenbein, a beautifully illustrated children’s book, was inspired by Dr. Aviv’s son, Roy. One day Roy discovered a stethoscope in a drawer and wanted to know more about it. As the story unfolds,...

Rome Romp! written by Margie Blumberg and illustrated by Renee Andriani is a children’s story set in Italy. Danny, his grandma, and little dog, Cappuccino, set off for a day of sightseeing in Rome on a motorbike. But before they get far with their day,...

Cute, cute, cute! Rose and Her Amazing Nose by Andrew W. Fairchild follows a little girl, Rose, who has a gigantic nose, in this children's book intended for kindergarten through third grade reading. Instead of feeling sorry for herself or being upset about her...