by Barb Langridge | Oct 6, 2020 | Picture Book
Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast are back with a twist: they’ve been transformed into small children. Now it’s a race against the clock to turn our favorite duo into grown-ups again! Lady Pancake is aching; Sir French Toast’s looking pale. Could...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 6, 2020 | Non-Fiction
For African American women, the fight for the right to vote was only one battle. This National Book Award longlisted book tells the important, overlooked story of black women as a force in the suffrage movement–when fellow suffragists did not accept them as...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 6, 2020 | Fantasy
A riveting middle-grade fantasy about sibling bonds, enchanted houses, and encroaching wildness, lyrically told in eerily beautiful prose The grass grew taller than the house itself, surrounding it on all sides. It stuffed the keyholes and scraped against the roof. It...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 6, 2020 | Picture Book
A day in Chinatown takes an unexpected turn when a bored little girl makes a connection with her grandpa. May isn’t having fun on her trip through Chinatown with her grandfather. Gong Gong doesn’t speak much English, and May can’t understand Chinese....
by Barb Langridge | Oct 6, 2020 | Picture Book
A young girl discovers nature’s surprising beauty in this tale from a renowned Inuk storyteller. When Aggataa goes for a cold winter walk with her grandmother, she’s surprised by a sudden CRAH! All the birds have flown south for the winter except one...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 6, 2020 | Picture Book
Into a world where it often seems nobody is listening comes a poignant story that celebrates the power of silence. “Why are you so quiet?” Her teacher implores it, her classmates shout it, even her mom wonders it. Everyone, it seems, is concerned for Myra Louise. So,...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 6, 2020 | Picture Book
The most huggable book a toddler will ever love from a master of picture-book artistry. Bear has a cozy, fluffy cuddle; Elephant, a big, strong cuddle; even Porcupine has a careful, prickly cuddle. But Kitty’s brother hugs the best! Follow along Kitty’s...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 6, 2020 | Mystery
Three kids have everything they need to solve the decades-old mystery of Idlewood Manor, in this middle grade novel full of real ciphers, puzzles, riddles, and codes that Kirkus Reviews calls “a worthy call to unravel a mystery.” Idlewood Manor has been...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 6, 2020 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
An unexpected turn of events introduces a “latte” trouble in this story of first crushes, friendship, and everyone’s favorite fall treat! Nadine and Daniel have been best friends pretty much since birth. While she has her music rehearsals and he has...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
The story of the Firebird–inspired by Balanchine’s version of the classic ballet–follows Prince Ivan as he discovers the Firebird in an enchanted forest and, with the help of the magical half-bird, half-woman, rescues ten princesses from an evil...
