by Barb Langridge | Oct 20, 2023 | Picture Book
Filled with gorgeous, richly textured, and softly colored illustrations, this book about navigating childhood fears will help young readers understand that everyone gets scared no matter how big or little you are. This charming and relatable story about being afraid...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 20, 2023 | Picture Book
The festival of lights is here―time to celebrate the New Year! Diwali has arrived! Rangoli art decorates the floor, and strings of flowers hang around the doors. Now it’s time to ring the bells, light the lamps, and welcome the New Year with family and friends....
by Barb Langridge | Oct 20, 2023 | Picture Book
An Irish immigrant moves to America, bringing along a now-beloved Halloween tradition. When Lila and her family leave Ireland for the United States, Lila misses many things, but especially Halloween. Each year, she and her siblings look forward to tricking a sly...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 20, 2023 | Non-Fiction
In the powerful, vibrant biography Game of Freedom, award-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh sheds light on the legacy of a legendary capoeira player, Mestre Bimba, who resisted racial oppression through art and turned a marginalized practice into a global phenomenon. A...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 20, 2023 | Picture Book
The debut picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin’. Told with Julie Murphy’s trademark humor and heart, this is a clever, funny body-positive story about loving yourself. Barbara “Bunny” Binks comes from a long line of Barbaras,...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 20, 2023 | Fantasy
Journey to Never Land in the second book in the Disney Villains-focused Dark Ascension series, which shares the untold story of teenaged Captain Hook and his twin sister Marlene, penned by New York Times bestselling author Lauren DeStefano. Before Captain Hook became...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 20, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
An impactful, gripping middle grade novel in verse from acclaimed author Jamie Sumner that spans one girl’s marathon swim over twelve miles and six hours, calling her mom back home with every stroke. Six hours. One marathon swim. That’s all Tully Birch needs to get...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 20, 2023 | Fantasy
What if the witch gave Merida a different spell? This New York Times best-selling series twists Disney•Pixar’s Brave into a fast-paced story in which Merida is sent back in time. If you could change your fate, would you? Merida understands that as princess of...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 19, 2023 | Humor
Sparkly friends Unicorn and Yeti play all sorts of fun games together in this magical book perfect for beginning readers! Pick a Book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic’s early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 19, 2023 | Picture Book
It’s Halloween night, also known as Meowl-o-ween! Cats are on the prowl, ready to give trick-or-treaters a fright. But one lost kitten is scared–will she find her way and join the fun? This fresh and fun Halloween read-aloud is a spooky-but-sweet story. On...
