by Barb Langridge | Mar 23, 2024 | Historical Fiction
As World War II enters her backyard, a young girl tries to cope with the war and keep her family together by completing a bucket list with her best friend: her dog Happy. Featuring a dog’s POV and inspired by real-life experiences of a young Pearl Harbor survivor,...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 23, 2024 | Picture Book
Vann, a struggling stickball player, competes in a game on the Cherokee Nation. Can he help his team win? Written by award-winning Cherokee author Traci Sorell. Vann loves playing his tribe’s stickball game, but he’s not as skilled as his teammates. Vann stumbles, and...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 23, 2024 | Picture Book
It’s Eid al-Adha, and Sami wants to celebrate. But this year is different after his grandfather’s passing. A touching picture book about kindness towards others. Sami worries that the Eid al-Adha carnival won’t be as fun without Dede (his grandfather), who died...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 23, 2024 | Non-Fiction
This biography of basketball superstar Jeremy Lin is an anthem of Asian American pride that speaks to any child who feels underestimated or misunderstood. If Lin can, you can! Have you ever been told that you CAN’T? Growing up in the Bay Area, Jeremy Lin heard that...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 23, 2024 | Picture Book
A powerful and poetic picture book about Black history in the United States, from the shores of Africa and slavery, to the civil rights and Black Lives Matter movements. With stunning lyricism reminiscent of traditional African spirituals and today’s rhythm and...