by Barb Langridge | Apr 30, 2021 | Picture Book
A timely message of hope and comfort, this stunning picture book is the perfect treasure to share with anyone trying to navigate these uncertain times—or any life transition! Starting a book at the end may seem confusing. But the end of one thing is just the beginning...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 29, 2021 | Picture Book
Open your senses to a world of wonder by taking a walk through the woods! Set off on an outdoor adventure and find natural treasures, from prickly pine cones to swirly snails’ shells, then learn more about the plants and creatures of the forest in this fact-filled...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 27, 2021 | Fiction
On the day before the annual Strawberry Jam Party, a letter arrives and sister and brother, Teaflet and Roog, learn that the very next day their house is going to be inspected… inspected to see if it is clean enough. If it isn’t clean enough, they will...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 26, 2021 | Picture Book
Buildings, bridges, and books don’t exist without the workers who are often invisible in the final product, as this joyous and profound picture book reveals from acclaimed author of The Christmas Boot Lisa Wheeler and New York Times bestselling illustrator...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 26, 2021 | Author Information
Born March 7, 1998 Meet the author Amanda Gorman: https://www.theamandagorman.com/ ___________ Author biography: Amanda Gorman was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from Harvard University in 2020. She is the author of the The Hill We Climb:...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 26, 2021 | Picture Book
A lyrical picture book debut from presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Loren Long “I can hear change humming In its loudest, proudest song. I don’t fear change coming, And so I sing along.” In this...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 25, 2021 | Picture Book
“Since the beginning I have thought of the words of John Paul II. “It is necessary that the heroic becomes daily and that the daily becomes heroic,” (An Italian physician was quoted by New York Magazine in April.) COVID 19 made us close our...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 24, 2021 | Author Information
Born in 1964 Joplin, Missouri ___________ Meet the author: https://www.lorenlong.com/ ____________ Author Bio: https://www.lorenlong.com/about/full-bio/ Loren Long illustrated President Barack Obama’s Of Thee I Sing; the newest version of The Little Engine that...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 24, 2021 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
I’m Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter meets Emergency Contact in this stunning story of first love, familial expectations, the power of food, and finding where you belong. Penelope Prado has always dreamed of opening her own pastelería next to her father’s...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 24, 2021 | Fantasy
From acclaimed author Linda Urban comes the funny, bittersweet story of a girl and her ghosts—and the welcoming home they find where they least expect it. California Poppy has been dropped off, yet again, with an unsuspecting relative. This time it’s her eccentric...
