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...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 19, 2025 | Mystery
An action-packed early chapter book full of humor and adventure, featuring pigeon detectives and a cohort of other animals. Lights. Camera. Heartbreak. The residents of City Park are ready for this year’s beloved baking competition, The Great Bake-a-Thon:...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 19, 2025 | Non-Fiction
A delightfully silly and informative picture book from the author of Animal Zombies & Other Real-Life Monsters. Grown-ups expect kids to avoid all sorts of “rude” behaviors. But in nature, spits, burps, and toots can happen for surprisingly strategic reasons. When...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 19, 2025 | Science Fiction
Explore the mysterious underwater world in this illustrated chapter-book retelling of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, part of the bestselling Classic Starts® series that has sold more than 8 million copies! Professor Aronnax embarks on an underwater...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 19, 2025 | Picture Book
The team behind Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier join forces to create a touching companion book honoring military veterans and the program that keeps their contribution alive. Located in our nation’s capital are monuments dedicated to the...
