Rhody the Ram has gone to mascot school, where he’s determined to show his friends that sometimes the best things, like the best states, come in small packages.

This sweet tale is from Kerri E. (Kaletski) Lanzieri ’97, an elementary school social worker, who started writing children’s stories for her own children. Rhody’s tale is her first published work.

Rhody Ram’s Rhode Island Adventure, published by Mascot Books, will be available April 5 at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and, of course, the URI bookstore. For more information, email authorkerrilanzieri@gmail.com.