by Barb Langridge | Jun 4, 2023 | Picture Book
A young girl and her goldfish sidekick set out to trap a monster and instead wind up making a new friend in this debut picture book that’s perfect for fans of How to Catch a Monster and Jules vs. the Ocean. Gilly loves to flap her flippers in Lighthouse Bay…until a...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 4, 2023 | Mystery
From the author of Blue Skies comes a lively middle grade novel set in 1960s Texas about a young, alien-loving girl trying to clear her grandmother’s good name in this mystery that has humor, hijinks, and heart in equal measure. It’s 1964, the Space Race is well...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 4, 2023 | Picture Book
Learning to read is kind of a big deal, and Lupe Lopez has a lot to learn—in her own feisty way—to reach her goal of becoming a Reading Rock Star. Famous at Hector P. Garcia Elementary for being the first kid in kindergarten to ever start a band, Lupe Lopez enters...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 4, 2023 | Picture Book
Based on the research that race, gender, consent, and body liberation should be discussed with toddlers on up, this read-aloud board book series offers adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way....
by Barb Langridge | Jun 4, 2023 | Chick Lit
Cat Phillips has her head in the stars, but her romantic fantasies may ruin her shot at real-life love in this sweet and funny lesbian story. It’s Libra Season, and Cat Phillips is ready to run headfirst into love. The only problem is that her crush is on her best...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 4, 2023 | Picture Book
Starring the Cat in the Hat, this rhymed Dr. Seuss Discovers non-fiction board book about sharks is perfect for nurturing a love of science in babies and toddlers too young for The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library series! Learn all about sharks with The Cat in...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 3, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt early chapter book series. After a year, eleven months, and six days apart,...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 3, 2023 | Non-Fiction
A beautifully illustrated guide to the history and symbolism of flowers for every plant lover. Sunflowers are symbols of friendship. Gardenias represent secrets and mystery. Irises say, I trust you. Flowers bring color and beauty to the everyday world around us, but...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 3, 2023 | Picture Book
Once, on an alligator-shaped island in the middle of a wide sea, there lived a little girl who loved maps and dreamed of one day knowing other places . . .In another part of the world, at the mouth of a wide bay, there lived an old man who in his youth dreamed of...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 1, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Tycho Zeling is drifting through his life. Everything in it – school, friends, girls, plans for the future – just kind of … happens. Like a movie he presses play on, but doesn’t direct. So Tycho decides to break away from everything. He flies to America to spend his...
