by Barb Langridge | Dec 13, 2021 | Short Stories
An earthy and beautiful collection of four stories that celebrate the seasons, nature, and life, from award-winning author-illustrator Phoebe Wahl. Little Witch Hazel is a tiny witch who lives in the forest, helping creatures big and small. She’s a midwife, an...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 13, 2021 | Picture Book
From the beloved creators behind Tops and Bottoms comes a fractured fairytale about a wolf who is so good, it’s bad. Will he ever fit in with his family of Big Bad Wolves? Or will he show everyone that sometimes it’s best to honor who you are? Little Good...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 13, 2021 | Picture Book
A highly visual fractured-fairy-tale retelling of Little Red Riding Hood (and a cat who loves cake) from Caldecott Honor–winner Barbara Lehman. With simple picture bubbles and pictograms, this is perfect for budding graphic novel readers. Little Red has baked a cake...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 13, 2021 | Picture Book
A young Black boy dreams of dancing in this exuberant, buoyant picture book celebrating the beauty of dance, and the wonder of Black Boy Joy—perfect for fans of Firebird and Crown! Langston likes basketball okay, but what he loves is to dance—ever since he saw the...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 13, 2021 | Picture Book
Ooo aaa woo woo! Papa Loon’s voice calls out long and strong across the water. He warns of danger. He defends his family’s home. He even wards off predators. But Peep! Eep! Squeak! Little Loon’s voice is nothing like his Papa’s. When an eagle attacks, will Little Loon...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 13, 2021 | Picture Book
A joyful, body-positive picture book about a young Indian American girl’s journey to accept her body hair and celebrate her heritage after being teased about her mustache. Laxmi never paid much attention to the tiny hairs above her lip. But one day while playing...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 13, 2021 | Non-Fiction
A stunning, rhythmic picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz. There was something special about Scott Joplin… This quiet kid could make a piano laugh out loud. Scott, the son of a man who had been...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 13, 2021 | Picture Book
Teach little ones that it’s okay to have a bad day in this brightly illustrated, gently affirmative picture book about keeping our heads up and letting things pass. When a child wakes up late one day, it’s only the first in a series of things to go terribly awry. But...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 13, 2021 | Picture Book
Lala is a rough and tumble girl. Every day she loves to dash out of her house and race down the sidewalk, around the corner, and past the fence to the dirt and concrete patch where some weeds are pushing up into the world. Lala brings them some water especially on...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 12, 2021 | Non-Fiction
From the Newbery Honor–winning author of Genesis Begins Again comes a shimmering picture book that shines the light on Zora Neale Hurston, the extraordinary writer and storycatcher extraordinaire who changed the face of American literature. Zora was a girl who...
