by Barb Langridge | Nov 24, 2021 | Non-Fiction
Packed with information, hilariously but accurately (well…except for the chickens) illustrated, Hannah Holt and Korwin Briggs’ A History of Underwear with Professor Chicken is sure to wedge its way into the annals of history-based picture books. From...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 24, 2021 | Fantasy
The Land of Stories meets Dominican myths and legends come to life in Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa, a blockbuster contemporary middle-grade fantasy duology starter from Julian Randall. Fans of Tristan Strong and The Storm Runner, here is your next obsession....
by Barb Langridge | Nov 24, 2021 | Non-Fiction
A young readers edition of Doug Stanton and Michael J. Tougias’ New York Times bestseller In Harm’s Way―a riveting World War II account of the greatest maritime disaster in US naval history. On July 30, 1945, the U.S.S. Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 24, 2021 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
A Kind of Spark Perfect for readers of Song for a Whale and Counting by 7s, a neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to burn witches simply because they were different. Ever since Ms. Murphy told us about the...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 23, 2021 | Picture Book
When you go for a walk in nature, who do you see? What do you hear? Award-winning storyteller Nicola I. Campbell shows what it means to “stand like a cedar” on this beautiful journey of discovery through the wilderness. Learn the names of animals in the Nłeʔkepmxcín...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 23, 2021 | Picture Book
ATTENTION, READER: This book is going to MAKE YOU TIRED! It will CALM YOU DOWN! Yes, this book WILL PUT YOU TO SLEEP! How? Easy. There are monster trucks dashing across the pages. There are sheep being chased by dragons. There are electric guitars wailing throughout....
by Barb Langridge | Nov 23, 2021 | Picture Book
Let’s Do Everything and Nothing is a lush and lyrical picture book from Julia Kuo celebrating special moments―big and small―shared between a caregiver and child. Will you climb a hill with me? Dive into a lake with me? Reach the starry sky with me, and watch the...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 23, 2021 | Picture Book
A child’s plans are ruined when her parents have the gall to stop to talk to the neighbors in My Parents Won’t Stop Talking!, a laugh-out-loud picture book about patience by Emma Hunsinger and Tillie Walden. It’s time to go to the park, and Molly can’t...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 23, 2021 | Picture Book
A bilingual picture book that’s sweet enough to eat about a chatty bluebird and an indecisive T. Rex who can’t decide what his next meal should be, introducing readers to basic Spanish and English food vocabulary. When a bluebird comes upon a dinosaur who’s down in...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 23, 2021 | Non-Fiction
For the child who says, “I want to be a teacher when I grow up!” And for any child who wants a gentle behind-the-scenes look at being a teacher. I never knew that there are so many different ways to be a teacher. When my family gets a new puppy, I learn...
