by Barb Langridge | Nov 18, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Barely a century ago a vast tallgrass prairie covered America’s heartland. Bison, elk, coyotes, and bear roamed this wilderness. Hundreds of species of prairie plants supported an explosion of birds and insects, including hundreds of kinds of butterflies. By the early...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 18, 2011 | Historical Fiction
Did you want to go to America? Pop: Sure. I didn’t have a choice. My father said I had to go. So I went. Were you sad when you left your village? Pop: Maybe a little . . . well, maybe a lot. Ten-year-old Gim Lew Yep knows that he must leave his home in China and...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 18, 2011 | Picture Book
Winner of the 1960 Caldecott Medal Generations of readers have treasured this 1960 Caldecott Medal winner and its tale of a little Mexican girl’s excitement at the approach of Christmas. Ceci eagerly awaits Las Posadas, the traditional nine-day series of...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 18, 2011 | Historical Fiction
Winner of the 1936 Newbery Medal An illustrated edition of the Newbery Medal–winning Caddie Woodlawn, which has been captivating young readers since 1935. Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She’d rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to beat her...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 18, 2011 | Picture Book
Everyone’s favorite fun-filled, family-filled, food-filled holiday is almost here! Follow along as the feast is prepared, cousins are greeted, and everyone gathers around the table, all with an extra helping of holiday fun.—from the publisher 32 pages ...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 18, 2011 | Picture Book
Let’s make a pizza with Grandpa! You can help. Lift the large, sturdy flaps to find everything you need.—from the publisher 14 pages 978-0689866449 Ages 1-4 Keywords: babies, grandpa,...
by Katy Manck | Nov 17, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Events from 15 years in her future are the last things that Emma expects from her new computer in 1996! A birthday gift from her dad and stepmom, it even has an internal modem to dial-up and “get online” so her best friend Josh brings over an AOL install CD-ROM. After...
by Katy Manck | Nov 17, 2011 | Chick Lit
Brooklyn didn’t think throwing that party in her mom’s new model home was a bad idea – she just didn’t think at all. Firetrucks, underage drinking, destruction of property – she’s lucky that her parents found a lawyer who got her off with community service. Helping...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 17, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
It’s 1949, Oregon, and the sixth grade girls of Bear Creek Ridge are getting psyched up to play the town’s traditional softball game against Barlow Road Pioneers. World War II is over but the deep feelings of loss are still with us. Told from the...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 17, 2011 | Picture Book
The #1 New York Times bestselling picture book parody will have kids howling with laughter. Goodnight tomb. Goodnight goon. Goodnight Martians taking over the moon. It’s bedtime in the cold gray tomb with a black lagoon, and two slimy claws, and a couple of...
