by Barb Langridge | Nov 20, 2022 | Picture Book
A brand-new Christmas board book from the beloved and bestselling Sandra Boynton that will have everyone singing FA LA LA LA LA! The cast from the bestselling Moo, Baa, La La La! has returned with a silly holiday twist! ‘Tis the season to be jolly, so sing along with...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 19, 2022 | Short Stories
READY, SET, READ! Introduce your child to long vowel sounds with this fun and colorful box set! Inside you’ll find 12 leveled storybooks featuring friendly animal characters, an activity sheet, a helpful parent guide, and bonus motivational stickers. Perfect for...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 19, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
In this lyrical novel that will appeal to fans of Meg Medina, Maya turns to her trusty “wheel of fortunes” for guidance on the toughest questions—like why her best friend suddenly feels far away, or when her Daddy will move back home. But can Maya find the...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 19, 2022 | Mystery
The Addams Family meets The Westing Game in this exhilarating mystery about a modern magical dynasty trapped in the ruins of their once-grand, now-crumbling ancestral home. Twelve-year-old Garnet regrets that she doesn’t know her family. Her mother has done her best...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 19, 2022 | Picture Book
In this lyrical picture book by Kim Rogers (Wichita), with illustrations by Boston Globe-Horn Book Honoree Julie Flett (Cree-Métis), Becca watches her grandma create, play, and dance—and she knows that she wants to be just like Grandma. Becca loves spending time with...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 19, 2022 | Picture Book
“I’m a stranger to horses and horses are strangers to me,” admits the author/narrator at the beginning of this delightful tale of discovery. Members of the Dogrib nation from Canada, Van Camp’s people use dogs instead of horses. Yet Van Camp...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 19, 2022 | Picture Book
For fans of Mercy Watson, old and new, comes a joyful crescendo of favorite characters in a picture-book celebration of the quiet miracles the holidays bring. Mercy ornament included! Stella Endicott felt joyful. She felt like something miraculous might happen. She...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 18, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Jade is starting eighth grade in a new city—Atlanta. She just wants to go back to Chicago, where her friends are. Where her Abuela lives. But Jade does like walking to her new school on the trail that winds through the woods behind her house, where lush flowers bloom...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 18, 2022 | Mystery
A compelling, tender story about friendship and community, grief and healing, and one indomitable girl who somehow manages to connect them all. A long ago “accident.” An isolated girl named Aviva. A community that wants to help, but doesn’t know how. And a ghostly...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 18, 2022 | Science Fiction
We discover a new species of life form every day. But, every day, a species also disappears. The fly has 10 chromosomes, the hamster 22, the rat 42, the human 46, the chimpanzee 48, the cow 60, and the butterfly 380. London, 1881. There’s something a little...
