by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2021 | Picture Book
A young girl finds a clever way to keep her favorite things–and people–close to her forever in Memory Jars, from Caldecott Honoree Vera Brosgol. Freda is devastated when she can’t eat all the delicious blueberries she’s picked. She has to wait a whole year...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2021 | Picture Book
2022 Caldecott Honor A charming and innovative tale about a plucky little bird, from the award-winning author-illustrator of Fox the Tiger. Readers will delight in turning their book sideways and upside down to follow Mel on her journey from downward fall to...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2021 | Non-Fiction
Corita Kent (1918–1986) lived a remarkable life as an artist, educator, nun, and activist. Unapologetically holding true to herself and her beliefs, Corita spread a powerful message of love, hope, and justice with her work, as it evolved from figurative and religious...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2021 | Picture Book
You are a blessing. / You are beautiful just as you are. / You are loved, / and you love. / You make mistakes, / and it’s okay to make mistakes, / because that’s how you learn. Lyrical and poignant, Loving Kindness encourages us to be tender with ourselves and others,...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2021 | Picture Book
Love is patient, love is gentle and kind, love celebrates the joys of others. Inspired by the much-loved and well-known passage from the Bible (1 Corinthians 13:4-8), Love wraps little ones up in the embrace of gentle words and sweet illustrations. Author Casey Rislov...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2021 | Picture Book
Wayne loves his father and does everything his father does. Today as he mimics his father he finds a surprise and meets a new friend!—from the publisher 9781794782792 (Nook ebook) Ages 4-8 Keywords: fathers/sons, new experiences, fun, African American and Black...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 14, 2021 | Non-Fiction
by Ariel Henley. Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers I am ugly. There’s a mathematical equation to prove it. At only eight months old, identical twin sisters Ariel and Zan were diagnosed with Crouzon syndrome — a rare condition where the bones in...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 13, 2021 | Picture Book
When Green Crayon claims that green is the only color for Christmas, other crayons let him know that there would be no Christmas without them either. No candy canes or Santa without Red, no snow without White, no bells or stars without Silver and no cookies or...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 13, 2021 | Picture Book
In this charming simple story, things are lost, things are found and, somehow, it’s all just as it should be.Sometimes things are lost. A hair ribbon. A pencil. A dog on a leash. But when someone loses a thing, another person may find it, sometimes with...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 13, 2021 | Picture Book
The Lost Package From author Richard Ho and illustrator Jessica Lanan, the heartwarming story of a package that gets lost, then found, and an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at what happens at the post office. Like other packages, this one began as an empty box. It...
