by Barb Langridge | Jan 10, 2022 | Picture Book
If you were spaghetti . . . I’d be a meatball! This fun and interactive board book is chock-full of entertaining ways to let the little ones in your life know that you love them and you’ll always be there for them, just like the classic pairings of spaghetti and...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 9, 2022 | Picture Book
Meet the mamas and papas of the insect world in this fresh and funny nonfiction look at how bugs are like us from popular science author and teacher Heather Montgomery. Most insects don’t take care of their young, but some do–in surprising ways. Some bugs...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 9, 2022 | Picture Book
Inspiration struck when Momofuku Ando spotted the long lines for a simple bowl of ramen following World War II. Magic Ramen tells the true story behind the creation of one of the world’s most popular foods. Every day, Momofuku Ando would retire to his...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 9, 2022 | Picture Book
Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl’s mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American,...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 9, 2022 | Picture Book
A snowy day, a trip to Grandma’s, time spent cooking with one another, and space to pause and discover the world around you come together in this perfect book for reading and sharing on a cozy winter day. One winter morning, Lina wakes up to silence. It’s...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 9, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
It’s the usual thing. Greyson and his older brother Trevor riding in the truck with Dad to middle school and Trevor pinching and punching Greyson in the arm – and this is okay – nobody thinks anything of it. It’s the usual thing. Dorothy...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2022 | Non-Fiction
An inspiring memoir of resilience by a young survivor of the war in Ukraine, as told through her diary entries—a harrowing and ultimately hopeful survival story. Yeva Skalietska’s story begins on her twelfth birthday in Kharkiv, where she has been living with her...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Where was the bear born? Where delivered? By the moon, next to the sun Among the stars of the plough Sent to Earth in a golden cradle With silvery chains. Poorling is a little bear. She’s a bit different from her brothers. Mother keeps their family safe. For the...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Can you be a hero…if society doesn’t see you as a person? Nubia has always been a little bit…different. As a baby she showcased Amazonian-like strength by pushing over a tree to rescue her neighbor’s cat. But despite her having similar...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, and first love. Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can’t wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. She’s desperate to finish high school and escape...