by Barb Langridge | Oct 30, 2020 | Author Information
Born: September 15, 1934 Passed Away: March 30, 2020 About the author: Tomie dePaola (pronounced Tommy da-POW-la) was best known for his books for children. (His family came from the town of Paola in Italy so his name means from Paola.) (Think of...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 30, 2020 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
There’s something FOUR everyone in this laugh-out-loud Catwad graphic novel from New York Times bestselling author Jim Benton! Catwad and Blurmp reach new highs (and lows) with an all-new group of hilarious comic stories and a few bonus back-of-book activities!...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2020 | Picture Book
Osnat was born five hundred years ago – at a time when almost everyone believed in miracles. But very few believed that girls should learn to read. Yet Osnat’s father was a great scholar whose house was filled with books. And she convinced him to teach her. Then...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2020 | Picture Book
Willow is shy. VERY shy. Her home is in an abandoned mailbox, and she’d rather stay put. Outside kids scream and soccer balls collide, trees look like monsters, and rain is noisy in a scary kind of way. It’s much nicer to stay inside, drawing. But then a...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2020 | Picture Book
A story about the wonderfully challenging realities of being a family’s middle kid. Readers experience a day in the life of a middle kid, and all the highs and lows of a life in-between. When you’re the middle kid, you’re never the first nor the last...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2020 | Picture Book
A picture book celebrating all the reasons to love the rain! Flowers bloom in the garden. Umbrellas bloom on the streets. There are puddles for jumping and, later, a cozy home for hot chocolate and books. • The ultimate rainy day read! • Full of bright, eye-catching...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2020 | Picture Book
Even when we’re far apart, “here” and “there” can still be connected by a rainbow. A hopeful, timely picture book that helps us all see the rainbows that connect us! On the other side of a window, there is a neighbor. On the other side of...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2020 | Picture Book
From the excellent Laura Ellen Anderson, this is a very funny picture book about taking notice of the quieter things in life. Stairs are for STOMPING, spoons are for DRUMMING, and when my mum’s working, I help her by HUMMING. Making noise is a LOT of fun . but...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2020 | Picture Book
Trucks! Counting! Tire-eating aliens! This wonderful, rhyming, super-silly book has it ALL…including Bob Staake’s awesome artwork. THE RUNAWAY NO-WHEELER is a clever spin on a counting book and the perennial favorite, a book starring trucks. Tony is a...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 29, 2020 | Picture Book
One look at the front cover and you know this one is going to be a hoot. Brenda is a sheep and clearly Brenda is posing on the book cover smiling fangs and all. So what will the shenanigans be? Yes, Brenda is wearing a lovely wooly sweater. Her sheep friends have...
