by Barb Langridge | Dec 8, 2022 | Picture Book
Join the Armadillo on His Nightly Romp! Children will love the rhythm and rhyme that are hallmarks of the beloved author duo of Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 as they follow the adventurous armadillo through nighttime fun as dawn approaches.—from the publisher 32 pages...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 8, 2022 | Picture Book
A moving, multigenerational story about love, family roots, and the cycle of life When Emilia finds a walnut one morning, Grandpa tells her the story behind it: of his journey across the ocean to a new home, with only one small bag and a nut in his pocket. “I planted...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 8, 2022 | Non-Fiction
A lyrical, spectacular history of the ocean—from its dramatic evolutionary past to its marvelously biodiverse present. “For millions of years these first bits of life Became more, and then more, and then more.” Long, long ago, when the Earth was young and new, the...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 8, 2022 | Picture Book
A young girl learns about her family history as she creates her own personalized Hanukkah menorah. In Ava’s family, it’s a Hanukkah tradition for each person to bring their own personalized menorah to a special gathering on the eighth night. Now that Ava is old...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 8, 2022 | Non-Fiction
If your hair has ever blown back on a breezy day, you’ve noticed the wind at work. But what causes the wind? Are there different types of wind? How do we measure and name them? How does the wind shape our ecosystems, plants, and animals? What about people: how have...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 8, 2022 | Picture Book
A stirring, thoughtful story about the pressure to perform and the support of a true friend. When Bear sits down at the piano, he makes beautiful music, and the other animals can’t get enough. “More, more, Pianobear!” they shout. But sometimes Bear just wants to...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 8, 2022 | Non-Fiction
In 1977, a space probe was built to help human beings learn a little more about outer space. Soon, along with its twin, Voyager 2 slipped through the clouds and left Earth behind. The spacecraft traveled for years through the deep, infinite night. At last Voyager...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 8, 2022 | Picture Book
A resonant reflection on what it means to be human, in the prehistoric past and today. Since the early days of our history, we have been human animals. Thousands of years ago, in Paleolithic times, we got up with the sun each morning. The seasons were our calendar,...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 8, 2022 | Picture Book
A memorable, compelling story about the perseverance of a child and the human right to education. The sky is still dark when a young boy leaves home for school. He has a long path ahead: nine kilometers—over five-and-a-half miles—through the mountains and rain forests...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 8, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
A relatable novel-in-verse about loss…and what happens afterwards. Twelve-year-old Birdie Briggs loves birds. They bring her comfort when she thinks about her dad, a firefighter who was killed in the line of duty. Life without her dad isn’t easy, but at least Birdie...
