by Barb Langridge | Feb 12, 2012 | Fiction
What do you enjoy doing on a cloudy or sunny day? Either way, it’s time to play!—from the publisher 24 pages 978-0152048501 Ages 4-7 Keywords: beginning reader, weather, fun, diversity, diverse books, part of a...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 11, 2012 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist; you can fold laundry for a family of five….In nineteen minutes, you can stop the world,...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 11, 2012 | Picture Book
Little Nell chooses the bumpiest, littlest pumpkin in the patch to carve a jack-o’-lantern of her very own in this sweet Halloween companion to top-seller THE BIGGEST, BEST SNOWMAN. All summer, Little Nell has tended the garden with BIG Mama, BIG Sarah, and BIG...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 11, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Nancy touches upon a subject near and dear to all in this Fancy Nancy story from the beloved New York Times bestselling author-illustrator team Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser. Nancy absolutely must have her first tooth fall out at school. That way she will be...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 11, 2012 | Action / Adventure
Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this awesome ninth installment in the renowned Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, the Lambchops pack their bags for the US capital, Washington D.C.! Stanley’s been chosen to receive a...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 11, 2012 | Historical Fiction
Driven from their impoverished Irish village, Maura and her younger brother meet their landlord’s runaway son in Liverpool while all three wait for a ship to America.—from the publisher 304 pages 978-0531095133 Ages...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 11, 2012 | Action / Adventure
Frank, the frog, is back for another adventure! This time he is carried off into the sky hanging from a balloon. At first, Frank is excited to be flying off and seeing the world. However, as he flies further and further from his home, Frank begins to wish that he...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 11, 2012 | Humor
Mom and Dad rush out the door as soon as the new babysitter arrives – but the new babysitter is a T-Rex! In this very funny story, a boy deals with the scariest babysitter ever. First he runs and hides, but when the T-Rex starts to wreck the house, he gets mad....
by Barb Langridge | Feb 11, 2012 | Historical Fiction
In the final book of Corey’s Diary, Corey Birdsong and his family are living a full life in Canada, on their own farm, but they cannot forget about friends left behind, still in the grips of slavery. In “Message in the Sky”, Corey begins attending...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 11, 2012 | Picture Book
One of the most beloved children’s stories ever—the classic Little Golden Book tale of Scuffy, an adventurous little tugboat. Meant for “bigger things,” Scuffy the Tugboat leaves the man with the polka-dot tie and his little boy and sets off to...