by Barb Langridge | Apr 15, 2025 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
When a new kid comes to stay with his grandmother at the house next door, Shermy’s plans for a quiet, relaxing summer are completely upended. That’s because Shake is nothing like Shermy. And Shermy is nothing like Shake. Shermy likes to read quietly in the shade of a...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 15, 2025 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Frankie’s first loose tooth might fall out during the Kids’ Journalism Conference. How can she help the Tooth Fairy find her when she’s away from home? Breaking news! Ace junior reporter Frankie has her first loose tooth. All of her toys are excited, and Nina Simone...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 14, 2025 | Picture Book
A delightful picture book that celebrates the variety of sweets in South Asia and the small moments shared between loved ones in our everyday lives. Mustafa loves happy occasions because he gets to eat mithai! He looks forward to biting into barfi, munching on halwa,...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 13, 2025 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
A teen girl’s dream job aboard a luxury train derails when she discovers the strange cargo being transported—a mysterious and beautiful greenhouse—but its flowering façade may hide deadly thorns beneath, in this atmospheric and lush novel from the author...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 13, 2025 | Picture Book
En su impresionante debut como autor-ilustrador, Zeke Peña ofrece un vistazo inmersivo y fantástico de su ciudad natal, El Paso, donde el sol reina sobre el desierto vasto y le da forma a todo lo que toca. Donde termina la barda de piedra, empieza el más allá del...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 13, 2025 | Fantasy
Red Queen meets Shadow and Bone in this explosive start to a YA romantasy trilogy about dangerous magic, forbidden love, and a cut-throat competition for the throne in an empire where crowns are not inherited — they’re won. “This is going to be...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 13, 2025 | Picture Book
In his striking author-illustrator debut, Zeke Peña offers an immersive and fantastical look at his hometown of El Paso, where the sun reigns over the vast desert and shapes all that it touches. Where the rock wall ends, the desert beyond begins. The desert is home to...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 11, 2025 | Picture Book
From New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Big Cheese and the Food Group series, Pete Oswald, and written by critically acclaimed author Lucy Ruth Cummins comes a Halloween adventure for Sleepy Sheepy, all about learning when to blend in and when to stand out....
by Barb Langridge | Apr 11, 2025 | Picture Book
Do you know a little rebel? Do you want to be a rebel, too? A powerful new picture book from Caldecott Honoree Yuyi Morales, creator of Dreamers and Bright Star. Little rebels have a way of finding each other. When these three youngsters come together while playing...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 11, 2025 | Fantasy
From the creator of My Life as a Teenage Robot comes the epic finale to the middle-grade horror series about a horrible bag, the spine-chilling world hidden within it, and a terrifying adventure into the world of GrahBhag. Perfect for fans of Coraline, the Spiderwick...
