by Barb Langridge | Dec 19, 2025 | Science Fiction
From Stonewall Honoree Cory McCarthy, joyful, affectionate, read-in-one-sitting novel about letting go of the things we can’t change and holding on to the passion of our instincts. On the far side of a swift and unknowable apocalypse, a few sapiens are surviving off...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 19, 2025 | Picture Book
It’s Christmas Eve. Have you been good? Santa’s packed up all the presents and is headed your way! With the help of a certain red-nosed reindeer, Santa flies over many landmarks in Maryland! “Ho, ho, ho!” laughs Santa. “Merry Christmas,...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 19, 2025 | Picture Book
Another hilariously sticky adventure from Rachel Hilz. You won’t believe the candy cane fiasco that ensues when Santa tries to help! What parent hasn’t struggled with a sticky child? Parents will laugh along with the kids in this over-the-top adventure...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 19, 2025 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
A fun, heartwarming holiday adventure about a girl, a flying reindeer, and the biggest Christmas mission ever! When Virginia (yes, Virginia) spots a real flying reindeer in the sky, she can hardly believe her eyes. She’s just moved to a new city, she misses her mom,...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 19, 2025 | Historical Fiction
In rural Iowa in 1941, twelve-year-old Peggy’s quiet life is turned upside down by refugee arrivals, first love, and a heartbreaking diagnosis. Growing up a farm girl, Peggy’s life has never been particularly exciting. But a lot changes in 1941. Her friend Joe starts...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 19, 2025 | Picture Book
While kids scrawl notes to Santa Claus, hatchlings write to Santa Claws. They ask for treats to fuel their romping. Santa better get to stomping! With bouncy, delightful rhymes, Santa Claws celebrates Christmas in the Cretaceous world. Every year, Santa Claws delivers...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 19, 2025 | Picture Book
Celebrate the winter season with Knight Owl and friends as they gather for a special Christmas celebration in this festive board book bursting with holiday cheer, featuring beloved characters from the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Knight Owl and Early Bird are...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 19, 2025 | Picture Book
When you’re a quilt instead of a sheet, being a ghost is hard! But it does mean you can float around in cold weather . . . an adorable picture book about a ghost who wants to share the magic of the season with his chilly sheet friends. The little ghost quilt...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 19, 2025 | Non-Fiction
A celebration of the beauty, power, and faith of the African-American community as reflected in the principles of Kwanzaa, by the author of I Affirm Me: The ABCs of Inspiration for Black Kids. Kwanzaa is a holiday steeped in ancestral traditions collected over...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 19, 2025 | Picture Book
What makes a house a home? This sweet story, with jaw-dropping hand-painted illustrations and die-cut flaps, is the perfect cozy tale for bedtime. Olivia lives in a house with a little red door. Mouse lives in an oak tree behind the house. When a storm blows the oak...
