by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2024 | Non-Fiction
Encourage financial literacy in kids of all ages with this fun and engaging picture book from bestselling children’s author Julia Cook and financial expert Garrett Gunderson! Who better to teach kids about money than MONEY himself? As readers follow along in...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2024 | Picture Book
36 pages 978-1945492785 Ages 4-8 Keywords: art, artist, believing in yourself, self confidence, self esteem, friends, friendship, relationships, insects, bugs, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old, dealing with feelings, dealing with...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2024 | Picture Book
First introduced in The Pout-Pout Fish and the Worry-Worry Whale, Willa Whale is the star of her own spin-off series, inspired by the New York Times–bestselling Pout-Pout Fish books from Deborah Diesen and Dan Hanna. In this story, Willa overcomes her fear of getting...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2024 | Fantasy
In the spirit of The Bad Guys and Amelia Fang, this first adventurous romp in the illustrated middle grade Villains Academy series follows a young werewolf who realizes he’s a nice guy at heart while attending a villainous school for monsters. Villains Academy is the...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 5, 2024 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
An unforgettable YA debut about two Latina teens growing up in East Oakland as they discover that the world is brimming with messy complexities, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Erika L. Sánchez. Belén Dolores Itzel del Toro wants the normal stuff: to...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 4, 2024 | Picture Book
From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious picture book about a duck who learns just how lucky she is. Susan the duck has the worst luck. Her rollerskates are two sizes too big. She’s lost her favorite marble. And she’s run out of...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 4, 2024 | Historical Fiction
An epic middle-grade memoir about sisterhood and coming-of-age in the three years leading up to the Bosnian Genocide. Three Summers is the story of five young cousins who grow closer than sisters as ethnic tensions escalate over three summers in 1980s Bosnia. They...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 4, 2024 | Picture Book
A young girl pays tribute to the memory of her grandfather during a West African masquerade festival in this moving, lushly illustrated picture book. DUM! DUM! DUM! DUM! The talking drums thump a sweet beat… The masquerade has begun. As villagers gather to hear masked...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 4, 2024 | Picture Book
In this bouncy, playful picture book for very young listeners, follow two baby friends who live in facing buildings through their day–playing, singing, and napping–till they meet in the park! Somewhere in the big, big city two happy babies look out their...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 4, 2024 | Picture Book
From Indigenous creative team Deidre Havrelock and Aly McKnight comes a powerful and exuberant story about the heritage, joy, and healing power of the Jingle Dress Dance—a perfect read-aloud picture book. It’s a special day—the day of the Jingle Dress Dance! Before...
