by Barb Langridge | Sep 21, 2022 | Fiction
I’m gonna, I’m gonna, I’m gonna, gonna, get a bronto-bronto-bronto-bronto-saurus for a pet! Lulu is so accustomed to getting what she wants that when her parents deny her birthday request for a brontosaurus, she throws a four-day temper tantrum and then...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 21, 2022 | Picture Book
A joyful picture book about a disabled girl with cerebral palsy who goes back-to-school shopping with her best friends, from #DisabledandCute creator and The Pretty One author Keah Brown. Sam loves herself, learning, and making her family and friends laugh. She also...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 21, 2022 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
New backpacks? Check! Besties Pizza and Taco are ready to head back to school, but are they ready to meet the cool new kid? B.L.T. wears sunglasses–even in school! He’s not even worried about being late to class. SO COOL! I mean, “whatever.”...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 20, 2022 | Picture Book
Celebrate the little hero in every child with this encouraging board book. Kids love to pretend they have super powers, “flying” around in capes. But parents and grandparents see all the ways their little one is heroic—learning and growing and trying so...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 20, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
In the companion novel to the beloved and award-winning Amina’s Voice, Amina once again uses her voice to bridge the places, people, and communities she loves—this time across continents. It’s the last few days of her vacation in Pakistan, and Amina has loved every...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 20, 2022 | Mystery
One haunted orphanage + two types of ghosts + three freaked-out friends = plenty of trouble. Best friends Aldo, Pen, and Jasper are braced for a boring summer. And equally dull summer journal writing assignments. That is, until they see a slightly transparent boy with...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 20, 2022 | Picture Book
NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. teaches children to face their fears as they follow Buster–a rescued race car who navigates new challenges and learns to never give up! Sometimes kids need a little inspiration to make it to the finish line! In Buster’s...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 19, 2022 | Non-Fiction
It is no secret that I have long been a fan of the non fiction produced by DK Publishing as a source for non fiction for young readers, and this latest one in a series which includes Nature’s Treasures, Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life, and Universe s no...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 19, 2022 | Non-Fiction
This striking book explains the feats of engineering behind the world’s most impressive architectural marvels. From skyscrapers that reach astonishing heights to bridges that span deep and wide rivers, the world is filled with awe-inspiring structures. But how...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 19, 2022 | Non-Fiction
Kids will learn core emotions management skills as they navigate their expressions of anger. Anger can erupt like lava if we let it bubble inside us. But voices are not for yelling and hands are not for hitting just because we feel like a volcano inside! Everyone...