by Barb Langridge | Oct 3, 2023 | Picture Book
Best friends discover that working together is more fun than being right in this hilarious picture book about a playdate gone wrong. Sticks or stones? When best friends George and Georgina disagree over which is better, their argument escalates to shouts of “I...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 3, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
In this powerful new novel by award-winning author Nicole Melleby, 12-year-old Winnie Nash is forced to live with her grandma for the summer and finds herself torn between her family’s secrets and the joy of celebrating Pride. Winnifred “Winnie” Nash is not a senior...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 3, 2023 | Picture Book
Celebrate tattooed moms with this delightful, loving, and inclusive picture book. A young boy whose mama is tattooed from head to toe discovers that beauty in the world is subjective and learns to value difference when he sees the world through the lens of his...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 3, 2023 | Picture Book
The text says one thing and the illustrations say quite another in this darling picture book where the cutest, floofiest cat has a very busy, very mischievous day! Floof is floofy. Floof has many hobbies. Floof has very important work to do and Floof also has a lot of...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 3, 2023 | Picture Book
Stitch by stitch, a child learns to cope with difficult emotions through the traditional Japanese embroidery practice of sashiko in this moving picture book. Sashiko is a young girl with very big feelings. When her mother teaches her about her namesake—the traditional...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 3, 2023 | Non-Fiction
The perfect primer for kids ages 8-12, A Child’s Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander History is packed with remarkable stories, groundbreaking events, and inspirational people, that have made a lasting impact on the history and culture of the...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 3, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Emma McKenna can’t wait for third grade at the brand-new Curiosity Academy. She’ll have a cool teacher who wears high-tops and science earrings. She’ll meet interesting classmates from all over Peppermint Falls. Best of all, she’ll get a fresh start after last year’s...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 3, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Rohan Murthy dreams of running a successful business like his creative and kind mom. When Mrs. Z announces that Curiosity Academy needs to raise money for a school garden, Rohan sees the chance to launch his dreams right away! He’ll start a pet care company to...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 3, 2023 | Non-Fiction
A Through-the-Alphabet Celebration of Queer History in the US, from the Publisher of the New York Times Bestseller The ABCs of Black History In a beautiful picture book brimming with P for Pride, writer and poet Seema Yasmin and illustrator Lucy Kirk celebrate all the...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 3, 2023 | Historical Fiction
The heartwarming story of a young girl sent to live with the extraordinary Murphy Family in southern France. Ten-year-old Alice Atherton is sent by her father to spend the summer with his dear friends the Murphys who live with their three children and pet monkey in...
