by Barb Langridge | Dec 15, 2021 | Non-Fiction
A Queen to the Rescue The Story of Henrietta Szold Founder of Hadassah Henrietta Szold took Queen Esther as a model and worked hard to save the Jewish people. In 1912, she founded the Jewish women’s social justice organization, Hadassah. Henrietta started...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 15, 2021 | Picture Book
A young child and their family are having a wonderful time together celebrating Pride Day―meeting up with Grandma, making new friends and eating ice cream. But then something terrible happens: their dog gets lost in the parade! Luckily, there are lots of people around...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 15, 2021 | Picture Book
A vibrant picture book celebrating the strength of community and the tastes of summer from Latin Grammy-winning musician Lucky Diaz and celebrated artist Micah Player. Ring! Ring! Ring! Can you hear his call? Paletas for one! Paletas for all! What’s the best way to...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 15, 2021 | Picture Book
Mo Willems, award-winning, best-selling author/illustrator and inaugural Education Artist-in-Residence at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, delivers a masterfully inquisitive look at opposites. Is this dark? Is this light? Is this soft? Is this hard?...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 15, 2021 | Picture Book
A picture book celebrating Indigenous culture and traditions. The Governor General Award–winning team behind When We Were Alone shares a story that honors our connections to our past and our grandfathers and fathers. A boy and Moshom, his grandpa, take a trip...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 15, 2021 | Picture Book
Way out west in Cactus county lived a horse named Calico. She wasn’t very pretty, but she was smart and could run like greased lightning. When villain Stewy Stinker threatens to hold up Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, will Calico the Wonder Horse be able to save the...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 15, 2021 | Picture Book
Perfect for fans of They All Saw a Cat or Du Iz Tak?, here is a standout picture book debut about curiosity, cause-and-effect, and connectedness, which blends child-appealing rhyme with playful, distinctive artwork. In this gorgeously rendered tale, Audrey Helen Weber...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 15, 2021 | Fantasy
Evil wizard Astrid brings the Garden of Beasts to life and the Dragon Masters must go into battle in the latest installment of this New York Times bestselling series! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line,...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2021 | Picture Book
Ryan T. Higgins, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Mother Bruce series, delivers a contemporary tale of friendship. Norman is a porcupine. Mildred is a tree. Norman and Mildred are best friends. Just the two of them. And only the two of them. But when a...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2021 | Picture Book
In a picture-perfect ode to the perfect day at the beach, a young boy experiences the joys of being left alone to play and dream at the edge of a wild sea. Waiting is hard. In a gentle multigenerational story that blurs the boundaries of real and imagined, Noah waits...
