by Barb Langridge | Jun 12, 2022 | Picture Book
Standing together makes all of us stronger. Mai, a young Hmong girl, and Kiara, a young Black girl, are best friends. They do everything together―riding the bus, eating lunch, playing at recess. But one day Kiara misses school and Mai goes looking for answers. When...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 12, 2022 | Picture Book
It’s Dat’s first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, and Dat doesn’t know the language. To Dat, everything everybody says – from the school bus driver to his new classmates – sounds like gibberish. How is...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 12, 2022 | Picture Book
What letter does the word bee start with? If you said “B” you’re right – in English! But in many, many languages, it actually starts with A. Bee is Anū in Igbo, Aamoo in Ojibwe, Abelha in Portugese. And Ari in Turkish. Come and explore the gorgeous...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 12, 2022 | Picture Book
A charming and heartfelt picture book about a little bird who dreams of making it big on Broadway, from Tony Award-winning Broadway director Alex Timbers. What Louisa loved most about living in Times Square wasn’t the buzzzz of the city… No, it was that...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 12, 2022 | Picture Book
An irresistible laugh-out-loud picture book about the importance of asking questions, by bestselling creator Laurie Keller. The helpful KNOW-IT-ALL in apartment 2C can answer any question. He’s such a wealth of information, and all his neighbors depend on him....
by Barb Langridge | Jun 12, 2022 | Science Fiction
Bridgerton meets Illuminae in this explosive, romantic space opera where danger and deception lurk behind glamour and wealth. Vika Hale longs for a better life than that of a barmaid on a struggling planet, but her dreams have always seemed out of reach despite the...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 12, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Fans of Sarah Dessen and Morgan Matson will be swept away by this big-hearted novel about one girl navigating first loss and first love during her summer on Cape Cod. Saving the whales has been Coriander Cabot and her best friend Ella’s dream since elementary...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 12, 2022 | Fiction
From critically acclaimed author Katrina Leno comes a tender love letter to books and summertime, with a touch of magic. Anna Lucia Bell believes in luck: bad luck. Bad luck made her best friend stop talking to her. Bad luck caused her parents’ divorce. Bad luck is...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 12, 2022 | Picture Book
A heart-warming picture book about a charming bear duo on an adventure to find a best friend. Black Bear is feeling lonely, so he decides to look for a friend. Luckily, he meets Brown Bear, who is in the same situation! The bears decide to search for a friend...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 11, 2022 | Picture Book
“Nappies are YUUECH!” said the Little Princess. “There must be something better!” At first, the Little Princess thinks the royal potty is even worse, but she soon learns to love it… even if it isn’t always there when she needs it!...
