by Barb Langridge | Oct 5, 2011 | Picture Book
Some books are born to be read aloud and this is one of them. We all learned a while back that cows can type and will use that skill to get their moos heard by the farmer. So, no one should be at all surprised to learn that pigs do not want to take a bath and will...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 5, 2011 | Picture Book
There are so many wonderful animals in this great big world and it would be so much fun to give them all a hug. But, how do you hug a porcupine? In small, gentle, slightly cartoonish illustrations we explore animal after animal and consider just how the hug might go....
by Barb Langridge | Oct 5, 2011 | Picture Book
A grandmother and her grandchild are separated by thousands of miles but connected nonetheless by shared memories and great love and they always, always are looking up at the same moon in the night sky. The story alternates between grandmother’s thoughts of her...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 5, 2011 | Picture Book
In the midst of the funny, thoughtful, adventurous and magical books that stand tall on the shelves of the library, every now and then a thin volume slips in with the most important qualities of all, empathy and great heart. Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm is one of...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 5, 2011 | Picture Book
We all know about chameleons and how they tend to blend in to their surroundings. Well, meet a chameleon of a whole different color. This is Chamelia and she likes to stand out. No blending in for this girl. All through the day at school, Chamelia is her boisterous,...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 4, 2011 | Non-Fiction
In a breathtakingly beautiful book Martin Jenkins focuses our children’s attention and imaginations on the wonder of animals in our world who may become extinct because of our human practices. What can be done to save the little Partula snail? How can we do for...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 4, 2011 | Action / Adventure
In these books based on episodes from Homer’s Odyssey, Mary Pope Osborne brings to life the exciting adventures of one of the greatest heroes of all time.—from the publisher When Odysseus must leave his home to fight the Trojan War, he never imagines that...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 3, 2011 | Picture Book
In a lively guessing game format, find out why the feet of tree frogs, and those of eight other animals, are perfectly adapted to their habitats. Illustrated with brightly detailed paintings, this simple, informative text will have children looking at feet in a whole...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 1, 2011 | Picture Book
As a mother and son explore their neighborhood, they try various ways of walking–from giant steps and reggae steps to criss cross steps and backwards steps.–from the publisher Six-year-old Jonathan describes each step of a walk through his dynamic urban...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 30, 2011 | Fiction
The story begins in a locker room shower with high school boys discussing shall we say a young lady’s interesting body parts.. and with no trace of respect in the conversation. The story ends in the most meaningful, valiant, courageous place on Earth…the...
