by Barb Langridge | Mar 6, 2012 | Picture Book
It’s 1725 in West Africa, a time when drums sound out a warning to beware, and this is the story of Dinga, the Blacksmith, and his son, Mufasa. Dinga was a man of great connection to the elements of the Earth. He could call on fire, water, wind and Earth. His...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 6, 2012 | Picture Book
What young child does not understand the call to play a bit more before naptime? All those fun things still to be done and bed is the last thing on their list! This little bear feels very out of sorts because all of the other animals are playing and he has to head to...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 6, 2012 | Picture Book
Tiger has a brand new flashlight that is soooo cool! He and Kipper get under the blanket and Kipper starts to read a scary book about a “horrible, horrendous, terrible…”… That gives the two friends a great idea. They’ll camp out in the...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 6, 2012 | Picture Book
A cranky, sleepy, tired bear is just settling into his cozy tree trunk bed for a long winter’s nap, when his friends come to get him to play. The first snowfall of the season is on the ground and the raccoons toasty warm in their striped winter caps really want...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 6, 2012 | Action / Adventure
Alex Rider is an orphan turned teen superspy who’s saving the world one mission at a time—from #1 New York Times bestselling author! Scorpia has dogged Alex Rider for most of his life. They killed his parents, they did their best to con Alex into turning...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 6, 2012 | Picture Book
Creeping bugs and wiggling worms, splashing rain and glittering stars–nobody notices the details of the world around them more than children–and artists. Take a walk with bestselling picture book creator Lois Ehlert in this vibrant die-cut celebration of...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 6, 2012 | Humor
The weirdness never stops! A.J. has to go see Miss Laney, the speech teacher, which makes no sense at all because he already knows how to talk. Miss Laney has him say weird tongue twisters and forces him to be the lead in the third-grade play, Romeo & Juliet. And...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 6, 2012 | Picture Book
After escaping from the zoo, Curious George tries his hand at a number of jobs. As usual, his curiosity gets him into and out of trouble, and in the end he winds up a star.—from the publisher 48 pages 9781844285082 ...
by Joanne | Mar 6, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
In our culture, the word “snitch” has become the lowest of insults. In the book “Snitch,” Julia gives all of the reasons for staying away from gangs, and also the reasons that some of her friends have joined them (including proctection,...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 6, 2012 | Non-Fiction
Suzi Eszterhas traveled to Africa to photograph cheetahs in the wild and she takes us right there with her through those vivid images. Just open the front cover and take a look at the cheetah fur that leaps out at you. It looks as though you could reach out and stroke...
