by Barb Langridge | Dec 12, 2021 | Picture Book
From New York Times bestselling author Gideon Sterer is an imaginative, colorful tale of making (and selling!) lemonade from life’s lemons is not too sour and not too sweet. One scorching hot summer day, a spunky young girl decides to sell lemonade . . . only to...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 12, 2021 | Picture Book
How many ways are there to define forever? With machines that power the sun and moon, ballet dancers, desert islands, abandoned bird cages, firefighters, physics, Shakespeare, and more, Argentinian author-illustrator Pablo Bernasconi, finalist for the 2018 Hans...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 12, 2021 | Picture Book
Daisy Hirst’s charming ode to a toddler’s love of trains, featuring her sweet signature artwork. Whether sending toy animals on a journey around a model track or driving a cardboard-box locomotive, this little puppy really likes trains. All aboard! But best of all is...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 12, 2021 | Picture Book
From New York Times bestselling author Livia Blackburne and illustrator Julia Kuo, here is I Dream of Popo. This delicate, emotionally rich picture book celebrates a special connection that crosses time zones and oceans as Popo and her granddaughter hold each other in...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 12, 2021 | Picture Book
This hilarious tale about problem-solving and ingenuity from bestselling author-illustrator Elise Parsley celebrates nonfiction books as a way to build skills and smarts! All Roy the wild boar wants is to enjoy his precious patch of delicious clover . . . but every...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 12, 2021 | Picture Book
In the timely yet timeless picture book Home Is in Between, critically acclaimed author Mitali Perkins and illustrator Lavanya Naidu describe the experience of navigating multiple cultures and embracing the complex but beautiful home in between. Shanti misses the warm...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 12, 2021 | Non-Fiction
The Highest Tribute Thurgood Marshall’s Life Leadership and Legacy A brilliant picture book biography about Thurgood Marshall, who fought for equality during the Civil Rights Movement and served as the first Black justice on the Supreme Court, from Coretta Scott King...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 11, 2021 | Picture Book
Time to make her mark. Today is the first day of kindergarten and MJ is ready. She puts on her adorable jean dress with the red and white polka dot capped sleeve blouse. Momma did her hair last night so she looks good. So good that her Momma thinks MJ just stepped off...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 11, 2021 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
(Formerly titled Bad Kitty Vs Uncle Murray) Now in graphic novel! The phenomenally successful Bad Kitty series is purr-fect for fans of Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man and Ben Clanton’s Narwhal and Jelly series, reluctant readers, comic book fans, and cranky cats. In...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 11, 2021 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
From National Book Award finalist Akwaeke Emezi comes a companion novel to the critically acclaimed PET that explores both the importance and cost of social revolution–and how youth lead the way. After a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled to have been...
