by Barb Langridge | Feb 5, 2012 | Picture Book
When Kay Thompson (with Hilary Knight in tow) swept through Moscow at the height of the Cold War, the Russians didn’t know what hit them. No one could have predicted that this small masterpiece would be the result. First published in 1959 and out of print for...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 5, 2012 | Picture Book
A lonely little mouse has to be resourceful to bring his family back together. In a series of delightfully imaginary achievements, “nobody’s mouse” transforms himself into the beloved hero of his mother, father, sister, and brand-new baby brother. In their very first...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 5, 2012 | Non-Fiction
This is a revised edition of one of our best-selling titles! This edition features a stunning new design, as well as new and delightful photographs. As in the last edition, the book explores the wonderful world of both popular and unusual pets. In the revised text, it...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 5, 2012 | Fiction
Based on a traditional Inuit story, Fox’s Best Trick Ever is the delightfully humorous story of a fox, who plays tricks on the other animals, until he is banished to a remote island. Not to be outdone, the clever fox plays his best trick ever to escape the...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 5, 2012 | Picture Book
The Vietnam war is over, and Grandfather and young Nam dream that the new dikes will restore the wetlands, bringing home the beautiful cranes that once filled the winter sky. But other villagers think that growing rice is a more practical use for the land. “This...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 5, 2012 | Historical Fiction
In Jim Murphy’s newest MNIA, Jonathan Dodge runs away from home to escape his father’s anger. He joins the crew of a whaling ship headed for Alaska’s frozen seas, where he finds danger and adventure. Jim Murphy once again writes an exciting story of...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 5, 2012 | Fantasy
Just when the Strega-Borgias think it’s safe to relax in their ancestral castle . . . it isn’t. First their roof collapses, forcing them into the Auchenlochtermuchty Arms–the only local hotel that will accommodate three mythical beasts and one crocodile. Then Titus...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 5, 2012 | Fantasy
After a vacation in Italy, the Strega-Borgia clan arrives home to a shocking discovery: their faithful butler Latch lying comatose on the front doorstep, reeking faintly of sulphur. Horrified and troubled, Titus and Pandora suspect this may be an omen of bad fortune,...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 5, 2012 | Fiction
Algunas veces es importante recordar que solo estás tan solo TÚ. Happy or sad? Up or down? Sometimes you may feel every which way.—from the publisher 22 pages 978-0152059613 Ages 4-7 Keywords: beginning reader, moods,...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 4, 2012 | Picture Book
Two families discover that despite outward differences, they are really very much alike.–from the publisher “Describes how some things are shared by everyone in the world. The illustrations capture this theme by showing three different families engaged in...
