by Barb Langridge | Mar 25, 2022 | Picture Book
Aren’t the blue waters beautiful? But when a storm hits, the waves roar and rage. Mayday! Mayday! Can anyone help? One rescue leads to another in this charming story of friendship, revealing that care for the ocean and its inhabitants can lead to the well-being...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 24, 2022 | Fantasy
Edward Scissorhands meets When the Moon Was Ours in this “darkly whimsical…engrossing” (Kirkus Reviews) novel about two teen sisters who fight to protect the mysterious stranger who literally fell from the stars and into their backyard. Strange things have always...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 24, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
From New York Times bestselling author Laura Taylor Namey comes a “lyrical and tender, authentic” (Kirkus Reviews) novel about friendship and the bittersweetness of growing up and growing apart. When they were fifteen, Willa, Luz, and Britton’s friendship was...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 24, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
An instant #1 USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times bestseller! In Big Shot, book 16 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley and sports just don’t mix. After a disastrous field day competition...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 24, 2022 | Picture Book
A tiny fig tree needs time to grow. But how much time? All four seasons go by . . . and there are no figs. The seasons pass again. Still no figs! Is the fig tree good for nothing? Inspired by the parable of the Barren Fig Tree, The Good for Nothing Tree reminds us...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 24, 2022 | Picture Book
Britta visits her two favorite trees, Apple and Magnolia, every day. Though she can’t explain it, she’s sure they are best friends! Then one day, Magnolia’s branches start to droop. Is there anything Britta–or Apple–can do to help? After...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 24, 2022 | Picture Book
The Fairy Song A luminous midsummer story of fairies, with a message of standing up for yourself. Perfect for fans of Cicely Mary Barker’s Flower Fairies. Rose lives with her parents in a small cottage in the forest. Her family are poor and hardworking, and Rose...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 24, 2022 | Picture Book
In this wondrous book by award-winning fantasy author Jane Yolen and award-winning fantasy illustrator Doug Keith, two children and a dog explore the coves and caves of a tiny island. Under the watchful eye of Grandpa, the kids are thrilled to discover a huge...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 24, 2022 | Short Stories
“In 1960 my father got into a rowboat from Havana, Cuba and rowed 90 miles to the United States to start his new life. By the time I got into seventh grade, I was telling my friends that my father saved all of his family, all of his friends, piled everyone into that...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 24, 2022 | Non-Fiction
Take a large group of kids in puberty, send them to a new school, and add a generous dose of tests, homework, and hormones, not to mention diverse personalities, bland food, and unpleasant odors. That’s middle school, and it can be a little . . . weird. Yes, there are...
