by Barb Langridge | Dec 23, 2023 | Non-Fiction
The Flood of 1927 in the United States was one of the worst in America’s history. With the exception of Mississippi, Arkansas was impacted substantially greater than any other state. The Flood of 1927’s massive destruction covered over 6,600 square miles,...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 23, 2023 | Action / Adventure
In this fifth Level 1 Ready-to-Read story about a spunky chicken from the illustrator of the Heidi Heckelbeck series, Sabrina Sue walks on the moon! Sabrina Sue wants to travel to outer space. Her barnyard friends worry it’s too far and dangerous, but Sabrina Sue may...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 23, 2023 | Picture Book
From Angela Pham Krans (Finding Papa) and Dung Ho (New York Times bestselling illustrator of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners) comes a poignant picture book that tenderly portrays the intergenerational bond between a boy named Felix and his grandma that’s cemented over...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 22, 2023 | Fantasy
Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 22, 2023 | Fantasy
“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.” ―Xaden Riorson Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College―Violet included. But Threshing was only the first...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 22, 2023 | Picture Book
Gilbert the Goblin infiltrates Santa’s workshop to prove that goblins are better workers than elves in the side-splitting latest installment in The Worst! picture book series, where even the strangest of creatures can become the best of friends. Everyone knows that...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 20, 2023 | Picture Book
Beloved author Rowboat Watkins’s vivid comic-style take on a universal dilemma―bedtime! New from the beeping brain of Rowboat Watkins, award-winning author of much-loved children’s picture books including Rude Cakes, Mabel: A Mermaid Fable, and Big Bunny. This...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 20, 2023 | Picture Book
Told from the perspective of a young girl learning to weave, Woven of the World is a lyrical meditation on the ancient art of weaving and what this beautiful craft can teach us. As rhythmic as the swish of a loom, and as vibrant as a skein of brightly dyed wool, this...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 20, 2023 | Science Fiction
Brick, a young thief, is terrified of outer space. But they’re forced to escape Earth when a warrant goes out for their arrest. There’s nothing left for them on the dusty, barren wasteland of Earth anyway. Brick stows away on a cargo ship headed for the moon. They...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 20, 2023 | Short Stories
An anthology featuring stories and recipes from racialized authors about food, culture and resistance. What if talking about racism was as easy as baking a cake, frying plantains or cooking rice? The Antiracist Kitchen: 21 Stories (and Recipes) is a celebration of...
