by Barb Langridge | Mar 2, 2021 | Picture Book
Togo wasn’t meant to be a sled dog. He was too feisty and independent to make a good team member, let alone a leader. But Togo is determined, and when his trainer, Leonhard Seppala, gives him a chance, he soon becomes one of the fastest sled dogs in history! His...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 27, 2021 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
InvestiGators Mango and Brash don their fanciest vests for InvestiGators: Off the Hook, the next mystery in the hilarious adventure series from John Patrick Green. Sewer-loving secret agents Mango and Brash fight for the GATOR good in this zany adventure that will...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 26, 2021 | Non-Fiction
All aboard Guinness World Records 2021 for a life-changing journey of discovery! This year, we’re devoting a chapter to the history of exploration, starting with the story of the very first circumnavigation, along with our “History of Adventure”...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2021 | Author Information
Born: 1952 Daniel Kirk’s biography: Daniel Kirk is the author and illustrator of more than 21 popular books for children, including picture books Cat Power; Dogs Rule!; Hush, Little Alien; Library Mouse; Lunchroom Lizard; and Snow Dude. He has collaborated with...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2021 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“I made the mistake of thinking I could tell my mom.”- T “For three days I considered the idea of switching to homeschooling or going to another school.”- Vincent “I don’t mean this in a bad way…but do you feel better after...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 20, 2021 | Non-Fiction
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Michelle Obama’s worldwide bestselling memoir, Becoming, has been adapted for young readers. Michelle Robinson was born on the South Side of Chicago. From her modest beginnings, she would become Michelle Obama, the inspiring and powerful...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 18, 2021 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
An unbelievably hilarious middle-grade true story from bestselling author Jordan Sonnenblick. In a typical school year, every kid has one or two things go wrong. But for Jordan, there’s A LOT going wrong ALL THE TIME. Take this year. Here are some of the thing...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 18, 2021 | Non-Fiction
Down in the seaweed and kelp forests of Australia’s southern coasts dwells a creature that looks like it has come straight from the pen of one of our children’s book illustrators. With its colourful spots and bars, long snout and tail and dingly-dangly...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 16, 2021 | Author Information
Born October 5, 1959 Meet David Shannon: https://nodavidshannon.com/ ______________ His biography: “David Shannon was born in Washington, D.C, in 1959. He grew up in Spokane, WA. David liked to draw as soon as he could hold a crayon. He went to Hutton...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 14, 2021 | Picture Book
Read this innovative board book by pop-up wizard Matthew Reinhart and then transform it into a 3-D fire truck toy! Follow a firefighter through a busy day at the fire station. Lift the flaps to open the fire truck doors and peek inside, help a crew member put on his...
