by Barb Langridge | Jan 19, 2012 | Picture Book
In rhyming verse that’s a deliberate homage to Dr. Seuss, poet and picture book author Mary Ann Hoberman takes on quarreling and its consequences, and shows how turning fighters into friends leads to greater peace. It all starts with a fighting brother and sister, who...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 18, 2012 | Short Stories
A collection of ten stories from different cultures includes “The Flower Children,” “The Greedy Cat,” “The Puppy-Boy,” and others.—from the publisher A collection of ten folktales from around the world is a simple introduction...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 18, 2012 | Non-Fiction
How do you remember things? President Abraham Lincoln used a special trick — he placed reminders under his top hat! Read all about it and more in this leveled reader perfect for President’s Day and for anyone looking to discover fun facts about one of our...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 18, 2012 | Non-Fiction
Born a prince of Macedonia in 356 BCE, Alexander the Great became one of the greatest military leaders of all time. He conquered the entire Persian Empire, defeating King Darius III four times. He invaded India, defeating a seven-foot-tall Indian king and extending...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 17, 2012 | Picture Book
Jackhammer Sam is proud of his job, his belly and the tricks he has up his sleeve. As he works his way through the city, he atta-rattas and binga bongs the subways, the sidewalks and most fun of all the streets. Everywhere there are slabs of concrete that need a good...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 17, 2012 | Picture Book
Oh, how fun! A new fairy tale story! And one that works and works well. An invitation arrives at Jack’s house and it turns out he’s been invited to the princesses’ tenth birthday party. Now Jack is a poor lad who lives in a house filled with the...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 17, 2012 | Picture Book
Trains fascinate the young and the old and this beautifully illustrated picture book is a walk back into the past in celebration of all that captures the imagination and perhaps the memory. In days gone by the trains ruled the rails with their size, their thunder and...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 17, 2012 | Non-Fiction
Take some big, bright photographs and pair them up with direct explanations of how things work and you have the feel of this wonderful celebration of seed, sun and soil. Things begin with hands filled with seeds reaching to you…hands of all kinds of children and...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 17, 2012 | Picture Book
Halloween rolls around every fall and we all put up the decorations and don the costumes but maybe for the youngest among us, it needs a bit of explaining. That’s what this gentle book offers with its young character celebrating the fun of it all. Opening with...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 17, 2012 | Action / Adventure
After getting caught attempting what they considered to be a very funny school prank, Luke and Tommy are already in big trouble at school. So when they try to get out of reading what they consider to be the most boring book in the world, The Last of the Mohicans,...
