by Barb Langridge | May 9, 2014 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Newbery Medal–winner Beverly Cleary tells the story of a boy with a goal—and the girl who helps him achieve it. Well-meaning Henry Huggins would do anything to get the bike of his dreams. But every idea he has keeps falling flat. Selling bubble gum on the playground...
by Barb Langridge | May 9, 2014 | Action / Adventure
Boys and girls will flock to Warren, a quirky chicken who wants to find his inner greatness. Warren, a bespectacled chicken, is bored with the everyday chicken routine: peck, cluck, feed; peck, cluck, feed. Same old, same old. There must be more to life, no? And there...
by Barb Langridge | May 9, 2014 | Picture Book
A fascinating and accurate look at different kinds of trucks and what they do, Anne Rockwell’s simplified text and detailed illustrations will captivate readers as her cast of cats move, tow, and carry different items throughout the city. Truck lovers will be...
by Barb Langridge | May 9, 2014 | Fiction
This Step 1 reader derives from a poem by the author of Goodnight Moon, children’s literature legend Margaret Wise Brown. Its simple vocabulary, rhyme and rhythm, and vivid picture clues make it perfect for emergent readers, introducing them to an inviting...
by Barb Langridge | May 9, 2014 | Picture Book
A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of “The House That Jack...
