by Barb Langridge | Jan 19, 2024 | Picture Book
A tall tale inspired by the life and works of Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison. Young Toni knows that her stories are going to change the world. She’s good at spinning a yarn, and in fact, she thinks she might be able to spin her stories into gold if she...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 19, 2024 | Picture Book
Lustrous illustrations and a rhythmic text featuring a cumulative list of sounds bring to life the thrill of an impromptu jam session and the joy of making music together. A drum circle is forming on the beach, and one fascinated child would love to join in. Soon...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 19, 2024 | Picture Book
A Coretta Scott King Award Winner for Illustration A Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies Every design has a name and means something in the powerful past and present richness of the Black tradition. Mama’s and Great-Grammaw’s...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 19, 2024 | Non-Fiction
A universal story about courage and determination that is loosely based on the life of five-time Emirati National Champion, Zahra Lari, who was the first figure skater to compete internationally in a hijab. After watching an ice-skating movie, young Zahra sets her...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 19, 2024 | Non-Fiction
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is one of history’s most powerful acts of resistance. Here, author Joshua M. Greene (Signs of Survival) tells the true story of a young Jewish woman who was instrumental in the uprising as a smuggler of messages and weapons into and...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 19, 2024 | Fantasy
A 12-year-old girl wins an invitation to train as an apprentice to immortals in the first book of the new must-read magical series destined to take the world by storm—perfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers, Skandar and Eragon. Let the competition begin! An...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 19, 2024 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Dyamonde Daniel may be new in town, but that doesn’t stop her from making a place for herself in a jiffy. With her can-do attitude and awesome brain power she takes the whole neighborhood by storm. The only thing puzzling her is the other new kid in her class....
by Barb Langridge | Jan 18, 2024 | Picture Book
This tender tale of showing care to a loved one will resonate with anyone who has ever found joy and purpose in music. Old Bear sits inside, staring at gray skies. He hasn’t gone outside in quite a while. So Little Bear decides it’s time for a walk! The...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 18, 2024 | Fantasy
In his continuing quest to earn college recommendation letters from the gods, Percy has to pet sit the goddess Hecate’s polecat and giant mastiff during Halloween week. What could go wrong? Rick Riordan’s newest Percy Jackson adventure is full of hilarious set...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 18, 2024 | Fantasy
Kiya and Kinjal return to the Kingdom Beyond. For their next adventure in the Kingdom Beyond, twins Kiya and Kinjal must help the flying horses with a sudden invasion of their lands. It turns out that the tree ghosts are losing their forest! To save the trees, and the...
