Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the largest nonprofit literacy organization in the United States, invites everyone to celebrate Reading Is Fun Week. In addition to its literacy programs across the country, RIF provides excellent online resources related to reading and children's books for parents, teachers, librarians, caregivers, and kids. Resources include:

• Information about age-appropriate children’s books,
• Articles,
• Reading lists by category,
• Tips on reading aloud,
• A calendar of reading-related activities,
and the
• RIF Reading Planet Web site for kids.

The book pictured to your right, The Art of Reading, celebrates children’s book art, the illustrators of children’s books, and the impact of favorite childhood books on 40 top illustrators. It was created to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of Reading Is Fundamental (RIF).

(Cover art courtesy of Penguin Group)