by Barb Langridge | Feb 7, 2025 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Meet Amina Banana! She’s a determined and clever third grader, and star of a new chapter book series with a STEM twist. Perfect for readers of The Questioneers and Junie B. Jones! Amina loves bananas, science, and all things yellow! Her family recently arrived from...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 7, 2025 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
A middle grade novel in verse about a young trans girl who uses a computer game to process an ADHD diagnosis, isolation, and her relationship to gender. J—’s life is consumed by the roller coaster video game Coaster Boss, and by the power she exerts over the pixelated...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 7, 2025 | Picture Book
Every family who ever spent a sleepless night with a newborn baby will feel seen in this hilarious new book about the uncanny ability of babies to stay awake FOREVER—from a mom who’s been there. They tried lullabies, they tried cuddles, they tried soothing...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 7, 2025 | Non-Fiction
A day wouldn’t go by when a child doesn’t hear, “Sorry, we can’t afford it” and an adult is reminded there is a “cost of living crisis”. Bit what is this mysterious thing called money? Where does it come from? How do you...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2025 | Picture Book
From New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, Kelly Yang and Xindi Yan, is a joyful story of a Chinese American girl translating for her immigrant parents Laila knows how clever, kind, and funny her Mama and Baba are—but sometimes they need her help...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2025 | Non-Fiction
Olympians Alex and Maia Shibutani continue their Amazing exploration of more than thirty extraordinary Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders who have changed the world in this gorgeous and inclusive picture book. This companion book...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2025 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
A smart and powerful story set in the Orthodox Jewish community about what it means to fit in, break out, and find your own way, by the award-winning author of The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen. This book is Gossip Girl + My Name Is Asher Lev + I Am Not Your Perfect...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2025 | Non-Fiction
Based on a real scientific event and inspired by a beloved real human in the author’s life, this is a story about science and the poetry of existence… The Snail with the Right Heart is a story about time and chance, genetics and gender, love and death, evolution...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 1, 2025 | Fantasy
Now in paperback with new interior illustrations, a warm, fast-paced, funny fairy tale of a fearsome monster, thrilling adventure, and hope against all odds, from the author of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling. Once upon a time there was a tiny kingdom called...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 1, 2025 | Picture Book
The antics will have you cracking up as the newly hatched Duckie, an enthusiastic yellow duckling, and Snaps, a rather reserved green crocodile, wonder if they can be friends.After Duckie’s egg rolls into Snaps’ nest, they hatch, meet, and their friendship...
