by Barb Langridge | Nov 20, 2018 | Historical Fiction
A young slave girl witnesses the heartbreak and hopefulness of her family and their plantation community when her brother escapes for freedom in this brilliantly conceived picture book by Coretta Scott King Award winner James E. Ransome. Every single morning, the...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 20, 2018 | Poetry
“Wilson’s language is fresh, unpretentious and lean…It is rare to find a translation that is at once so effortlessly easy to read and so rigorously considered.” ―Madeline Miller, author of Circe Composed at the rosy-fingered dawn of world literature almost...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 20, 2018 | Poetry
In many places around the globe, the new year starts on January 1. But not everywhere! Chinese New Year is celebrated in January or February. Iranians observe Nowruz in March. For Thai people, Songkran occurs in April. Ethiopians greet the new year at Enkutatash in...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 20, 2018 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
WISH star Suzanne Nelson returns with another “foodie” tween novel with a serving of down-home cooking and scrumptious pies. Dacey Culpepper Biel comes from a long line of pie bakers. Her family’s shop, Pies N’ Prattle, is legendary in her...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 20, 2018 | Picture Book
I was walking down the road and I saw… a donkey, Hee Haw! And he only had three legs! He was a wonky donkey.” Children will be in fits of laughter with this perfect read-aloud tale of an endearing donkey. By the book’s final page, readers end up with...
