by Barb Langridge | Oct 31, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Bo and her mom always had their own rhythm. But ever since they moved to Harlem, Bo’s world has fallen out of sync. She and Mum are now living with Mum’s boyfriend Bill, his daughter Sunday, the twins, Lili and Lee, the twins’ parents…along with a dog, two cats,...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 30, 2022 | Non-Fiction
Douglas W. Tallamy’s first book, Bringing Nature Home, awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives. In this new book, Tallamy...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 30, 2022 | Non-Fiction
SHE PERSISTED: WILMA MANKILLER by Cherokee Nation citizen and award-winning author Traci Sorell with an introduction by Chelsea Clinton; Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger and Gillian Flint. Wilma Mankiller grew up with the knowledge that, as a citizen of the Cherokee...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 30, 2022 | Picture Book
The hilarious crayons from The Day The Crayons Quit are ready to celebrate Halloween! They want to go trick-or-treating, but they’re not sure what to say! So Purple Crayon tries to teach the rest of the box the magic words to say when they ring their...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2022 | Picture Book
From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes an all-new, hilarious school adventure, the perfect Christmas gift for kids! The class pets escaped from their cages and are running loose in your school! Lizards, hamsters, rabbits, and birds...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Mean Girls meets Black Beauty in Horse Girl by celebrated author Carrie Seim–a funny and tender middle-grade novel about finding your forever herd. Wills is a seventh grader who’s head-over-hoof for horses, and beyond excited when she gets the chance to...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2022 | Picture Book
Jingle all the way in this new Christmas story for kids from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series! It’s Christmas Eve and Santa’s team is off to deliver presents when one of the trusted reindeer Comet decides to explore on her...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2022 | Fantasy
Newbery Medalist Tae Keller and illustrator Geraldine Rodríguez deliver a middle grade fantasy adventure in Mihi Ever After about three girls who fall into a fairy tale world. Should they stay forever, or find a way to escape? Mihi Whan Park loves fairy tales. She...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2022 | Picture Book
Everyone knows how “Little Red Riding Hood” goes. But Grandpa keeps getting the story all wrong, with hilarious results! “Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Little Yellow Riding Hood—” “Not yellow! It’s Red Riding...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 28, 2022 | Picture Book
Simple, subtle, and drolly funny, the Pumphrey brothers’ newest picture book is a layered exploration of the foolishness of making assumptions and the virtue of curiosity. When four swamp creatures looking to cross a river come upon a log that would allow for...
