by Barb Langridge | Jan 4, 2024 | Picture Book
Going to the hospital can be strange and scary, but this book will comfort and reassure even the youngest patient. When a little girl develops a bad stomach ache, it’s time to go to the hospital. We follow her experience from arrival through diagnosis, anesthesia, and...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 4, 2024 | Picture Book
An empowering reflection on the many things we are and the ways we relate to the world. Poet Bob Raczka’s You are a Story highlights all of the nuance and potential of a growing person’s identity, delighting in the things that make us special and connect us to others....
by Barb Langridge | Jan 4, 2024 | Picture Book
Learn how and why a useful, 5000-year-old invention has become a threat to our planet–and what you can do about it–in this history of the simple straw. From reeds used by ancient Sumerians to bendy straws in World War II hospitals, people have changed the...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 4, 2024 | Non-Fiction
Lyrical text and gorgeous illustrations plunge readers into an undersea exploration of the mysterious, accomplished octopus and its astonishing abilities./b> Behold the octopus! This remarkable animal hides beneath the seas, so you may not realize that it is one of...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 4, 2024 | Non-Fiction
In this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Leo Messi, one of the world’s most skilled and celebrated soccer players. As a child, Leo developed his passion for soccer playing games with his brothers...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 4, 2024 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
Dive into terrifying world of PIGGY in the third original illustrated novel based on the fan-favorite video game! Welcome back to the bone-chilling world of PIGGY, the survival-horror game that will have you hearing haunting oinks in your sleep, guaranteed! Three...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 3, 2024 | Non-Fiction
The inspirational true story of how twenty-two-year-old Henny Sinding courageously helped smuggle hundreds of Jewish families in occupied Denmark to safety in Sweden during the Holocaust. A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan Hood. It...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 3, 2024 | Action / Adventure
Run with the jungle animals in this illustrated chapter-book retelling of The Jungle Book, part of the bestselling Classic Starts® series that has sold more than 8 million copies! Mowgli has lived among his wolf brothers for as long as he can remember. Baloo and...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 31, 2023 | Picture Book
Are you ready to find some Easter eggs, Kitty? Kitty doesn’t want an Easter egg. Kitty wants the Easter egg. Kitty wants…the GOLDEN EGG! So she goes on the hunt. There! A blue egg! But Kitty doesn’t want a blue egg. Or there! A purple egg! But Kitty doesn’t want a...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 30, 2023 | Historical Fiction
What do you do when your best friend becomes the enemy? Growing up in Newark, NJ, in the 1930s, Tommy Anspach and Benjy Puterman have always done everything together. It never mattered that Benjy was Jewish and Tommy was of German descent. But as Adolph Hitler and his...
