by Barb Langridge | Nov 20, 2023 | Picture Book
Games, kites, a bike ride, and mac and cheese–it’s fun to spend a day with Dad. First-graders can read this Level G story on their own! A day with Dad is a day packed with fun! Eating too many pancakes is just the beginning. Morning rain means it’s time for board...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 20, 2023 | Picture Book
What does nothing sound like? An offbeat history of John Cage’s 4’33”, a musical composition of blank bars, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka. One night in 1952, master pianist David Tudor took the stage in a barnlike concert hall called the Maverick. A...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 20, 2023 | Picture Book
What will it take to get Ernest to smile? Find out in Newbery Honor author Polly Horvath’s picture book debut. From the day he’s born, Ernest has few complaints. His family is lovely; the world has a lot to offer. He’d like there to be more elephants around, but...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 20, 2023 | Historical Fiction
It’s 1935, and tuberculosis is ravaging the nation. Everyone is afraid of this deadly respiratory illness. But what happens when you actually have it? When Halle and her mother both come down with TB, they are shunned—and then they are sent to the J.N. Adam...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 20, 2023 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Journey into a land of magic and powerful girls in this feminist graphic novel retelling of three Indonesian folktales, lushly reimagined by a debut author-illustrator. Once upon a time. . . A princess was cursed to live as a snail, Two sisters were trapped by their...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 20, 2023 | Picture Book
This hilarious retelling of “The Three Little Pigs” stars a spirited pig as she outsmarts her older siblings in a friendly competition. Prak is a practical pig who is often overlooked by her two older brothers: Mo the muscly one, and Bo the beautiful one. So when...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 20, 2023 | Picture Book
Bear has fast legs. Turtle has a fast mind. Who will win the race? A fun Native American tale that kindergarteners and first graders can read on their own. Ready, set, go! Bear will go over the ice. Turtle will go under the ice. Bear runs fast. But where is Turtle?...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 20, 2023 | Historical Fiction
Three women narrate a perilous wagon journey westward that could set them free—or cost them everything they have—in this intergenerational verse novel that explores the history of the Black homesteader movement. 1879, Mississippi. Young dreamer Lettie may have her...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 18, 2023 | Fantasy
In this epic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Infinity Cycle, two brothers find themselves in a heartbreaking war against one another. The hardcover edition features a reversible jacket with two stunning covers by Kevin Tong and Meybis Ruiz Cruz! After the...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 18, 2023 | Fantasy
From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a standalone fantasy set against a war-ravaged world where kindling warfare—the use of elite, magic-wielding teenage soldiers—has been outlawed. In this rich and evocative novel, seven kindlings search for...
