by Barb Langridge | Mar 16, 2023 | Non-Fiction
Jovita dreamed of wearing pants! She hated the big skirts Abuela made her wear. She wanted to scale the tallest mesquite tree on her rancho, ride her horse, and feel the wind curl her face into a smile When her father and brothers joined the Cristero War to fight for...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 15, 2023 | Non-Fiction
Equal parts adventure and STEM, Rebecca E. F. Barone’s Race to the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antarctica is a thrilling nonfiction book for young readers chronicling two treacherous, groundbreaking expeditions to the South Pole―and includes eye-catching...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 15, 2023 | Picture Book
Hot diggity dog! Meet Pluto! The runt of a litter of eight planets. Pluto may not be the biggest or fastest planet to revolve around the Sun, but it has a unique story to tell. From the tale of how it was found by humans to its naming as a dwarf planet, it’s Pluto’s...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 14, 2023 | Non-Fiction
The inspiring true story of basketball phenom Tacko Fall—and his journey from West Africa to the NBA—will inspire young people to dream and do. Tacko Fall was always tall, even as a child, but he wasn’t always a slam-dunk star. On his first official day of training as...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 14, 2023 | Picture Book
A super-cool graphic picture book about a boy learning how to control his temper, by bestselling author Derrick Barnes. Bobby Beacon’s got fire flowing through his veins. And now he’s psyched to attend a new school that’ll help him get a better grip on his powers. But...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 14, 2023 | Picture Book
This lyrical, gorgeously illustrated picture book in verse follows a litter of baby wolf pups in the wild through their first full lunar cycle. Deep in the forest, Mama Wolf gives birth to an adorable litter of pups under a sky full of moon. Over the next month, the...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 13, 2023 | Picture Book
Celebrate the holiday season with this festive Chanukah board book that’s a twist on the popular nursery rhyme “Five Little Monkeys!” Five little dreidels spinning all around. One got dizzy and then fell down. Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, No more...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 13, 2023 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Acceptance, understanding, and hope shine through in this heartfelt coming of age story by Eleven and Holding author Mary Penney, perfect for fans of Lindsey Stoddard and Lisa Graff. After a lifetime of being homeschooled, Ham Hudson is hoping that a new year in a new...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 13, 2023 | Fantasy
From Lisa Moore Ramée, author of the Walter Honor Award–winning A Good Kind of Trouble, comes her debut middle grade fantasy—an absorbing, imaginative adventure about a Black boy who has the magical ability to bring maps to life. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 13, 2023 | Picture Book
Miss Irwin is a luminous and heartwarming story about the importance of capturing the light of precious memories before all is forgotten, from Caldecott Medalist Allen Say. As a young woman, Miss Irwin was a kindergarten teacher who loved introducing the world of...
