by Barb Langridge | Mar 28, 2021 | Author Information
Born January 22, 1930 Passed away on August 31, 2016 Meet Brian Wildsmith: https://www.brianwildsmith.com/ “Everything in Wildsmith’s illustrations sings with life, seeming to cry out: “I am a beautiful living thing. Your life is precious,...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 27, 2021 | Picture Book
One father-son duo make a pizza so delicious, and so over-the-top with toppings, that it destroys the universe—and will surely melt readers’ minds and hearts, like warm mozzarella. It’s a tale as old as time: a kid wants to make a pizza with his dad, but...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 27, 2021 | Picture Book
The amazing true story of a herd of elephants, the man who saved them, and the miracle of love that brought them home. One day in 1999, Lawrence Anthony and Françoise Malby hear that a herd of wild African elephants needs a new home. They welcome the elephants to...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 27, 2021 | Historical Fiction
Can two children escape North Korea on their own? North Korea. December, 1950. Twelve-year-old Sora and her family live under an iron set of rules: No travel without a permit. No criticism of the government. No absences from Communist meetings. Wear red. Hang pictures...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 27, 2021 | Picture Book
Black girl magic takes the solar system in Stella’s Stellar Hair, a celebration of hair, family, and self-love from debut author-illustrator Yesenia Moises! It’s the day of the Big Star Little Gala, and Stella’s hair just isn’t acting right! What’s a...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 27, 2021 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“Imagine this: You’re having an amazing family holiday, one where everyone is there and all 18 of you are squeezed into one house. All of sudden it’s 4 o’clock in the morning and there’s banging and yelling and screaming. The police are...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 26, 2021 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Middle school, Puberty.. Geez, who needs it. Sarah’s life is great. She’s a star on the middle school basketball team and she and her BFFs have each other’s backs. And then….. So, what do you do when your mother is really weird about food? ...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 26, 2021 | Mystery
Down deep inside every kid is a nerd. Take it from five best friends. Being “nerdy” in middle school isn’t a bad thing–I should know! Me and my friends are nerds. Some of us are geeky but funny, smart but never boring. One is a jock but not...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 26, 2021 | Action / Adventure
Max finally meets her hero, Albert Einstein, as she dashes across glaciers, visits the Great Barrier Reef, and flies a solar-powered jet in a race to stop Global Warming–before it’s too late for Planet Earth. So far, Max and her team of genius friends have...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 26, 2021 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Class clown Jacky Hart wants to do comedy, act, and sing all summer long–but her parents have BORING plans. The hilarious sequel to James Patterson’s blockbuster graphic novel. In Jacky Ha-Ha, Jacky Hart found a hidden talent in the performing arts. She...
