Rosehip lived in the Forest of Fey and she was a curious little fairy. Her job was to see that the rosehip bushes blossomed properly. Rosehip slowly started to find her duties boring and she would often fall asleep with her wings lazily draped over...

Raccoons Don’t Use Spoons, written by Sharon Hanzik and illustrated by Bobbi Switzer, is both an introduction to raccoons and an introduction to respecting wildlife. The illustrations and the text show how clever raccoons can be. The book also shows why you shouldn’t feed them...

Robbie Learns To Read is a children’s picture book written by Debra Ison and illustrated by Anni Scotti. Growing up in the Great Forest with his parents and his big brother Ted, Robbie was quickly learning all the bear skills he would need as he...

Rudy Toot Toots liked to wear his cowboy boots with everything. He loved his cowboy boots very much. He wore his cowboy boots when he went to town, with his suits, when he went to the zoo, while riding his horse, to the park, when...

I learned so much from the storybook Robin Sees a Monster: From Egg to Robin such as what baby robins are called and how long it takes for an egg to hatch, and how long a baby bird stays in the nest before flying away....

Alexa Tuttle’s Rosie and Mr. Spooks is a spooky fun story told in the form of rhyming poetry and with eye-catching, colorful illustrations by Carlie Tuttle. On a wet Halloween evening, after some festivities, Rosie just wants to relax with a cup of cocoa and...

Rusty Under the Western Skies: A Rusty the Horse Ranch Tale by Mary Fichtner begins with Rusty grazing quietly as the blue sky is turning gray. Rusty could sense the storm and the scent of the storm gave him a tickle. He could smell the...

Riley the Brave is a children’s picture book written by Jess Sinarski and illustrated by Zachary Kline. Riley’s a pretty happy-go-lucky bear cub who enjoys having fun with his friends. He races on his scooter with his buddy, Travis; indulges his artistic side by painting...

Rainbow Monsters by Sylva Fae is a children’s picture book that is subtly designed to teach youngsters the order of the colours of rainbows, and the sunshine and rain needed to create them. Each of the seven monsters first appear “on a mixed up rainy,...

It’s fascinating to find a book that serves two very different purposes. Regina and Renita Tackle Nasty Nate's Nasty Ways! is a beautifully illustrated book for children in Grades K-5 that deals with the all-important issue of bullying. But it is also a very clever...