by Barb Langridge | Aug 18, 2005 | Picture Book
An imaginative story of amazing food weather that inspired the hit movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a favorite of grown-ups and children everywhere. The tiny town of Chewandswallow was very much like any other tiny town—except for its weather which came...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 14, 2003 | Science Fiction
The War of the Worlds (1898) is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. It describes the experiences of an unnamed narrator who travels through the suburbs of London as the Earth is invaded by Martians. It is the earliest story that details a conflict between mankind...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 11, 2001 | Picture Book
When his beloved jack-o’-lantern starts to decompose, Tim puts it outside and watches it transform from pumpkin—to seed—to pumpkin again. The first pumpkin Tim ever carved was fierce and funny, and he named it Jack. When Halloween was over and the pumpkin was...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 24, 2000 | Historical Fiction
The beloved Newbery Honor book by the author of The Fourteenth Goldfish, about a spirited heroine growing up with trying circumstances, a sense of adventure, and tremendous heart. It isn’t easy being a pioneer in the state of Washington in 1899. It’s...
by Barb Langridge | May 2, 1963 | Fantasy
A Wrinkle in Time Newbery Medal 1963 Meg Murry, nuestra protagonista, tiene problemas para adaptarse en la escuela, es difícil adivinar que sus padres son científicos. Papá desapareció tiempo atrás en extrañas circunstancias, pero mamá no ha perdido la esperanza de...
