by Barb Langridge | Aug 14, 2011 | Picture Book
Samual and his family are born slaves. Every day they look beyond the harbor filled with Confederate ships, to the Atlantic Ocean, where the Union ships are–and potentially, their freedom. If only they could get to those ships somehow….Then, on May13,...
by Joanne | Aug 14, 2011 | Picture Book
Little Llama is home sick and not feeling himself, too many sniffles, sneezes and a sore throat. Mama Llama does what Mamas do best, tender loving care. But, uh oh, Mama Llama catches the bug and is feeling under the weather. Now what? Who will take care of whom?...
by Joanne | Aug 14, 2011 | Picture Book
There’s nothing Mole loves more than rock n’ roll music, right down to his soul. His Groupies swoon at his sight. He plays his guitar around the house and sings his heart out, but the very thought of going public reduces his rockin’ movin’ legs to wobbling Jello. His...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 13, 2011 | Humor
Looking for an early reader with a phonics base that’s really FUN to read? Here ya go. Ant In Her Pants by Paul Orshoski and illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler is a wonderfully entertaining, hilarious story with dynamic illustrations. It’s all about a woman...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 13, 2011 | Picture Book
If you have already met An Egg is Quiet then you know the treasure you are holding in your hands when you pick up this wonderful book from Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long. Open the cover and enter the dazzling and wondrous world of caterpillars. There are all...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 13, 2011 | Picture Book
By day a quiet, unassuming guard at the Dogopolis Museum of Art, Arthur Dog’s eyes grow bright and his fur glistens as he takes a box out of the closet when the moon is full. Done with guarding those priceless treasures done by Pablo Poodle and other great...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 13, 2011 | Action / Adventure
Looking for something for those Alex Rider readers who have finished the entire series? Welcome to the Quantum Prophecy. As we open, a group of superheroes is gathering to combat a threatening monster of a device called Ragnorok’s battle-tank. Energy, Diamond,...
by Barb Langridge | Aug 13, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“I will be in Romania for six weeks this summer,” is the bomb that Mike’s dad drops as summer is just getting started. So, where does that leave Mike? Turns out he’s going to live with his grandparents…the parents of his deceased mother....
by Barb Langridge | Aug 13, 2011 | Fiction
“She rides the currents of air that curl like rapids over the mountains……She is coming.” Callum, Rob and Euan are charging through the woods on their bikes when they come upon Iona McNair lying flat on a rock and catching fish with her bare...
by Joanne | Aug 13, 2011 | Picture Book
Practice does make perfect in this charming story of Bobbie, a wallaby who can jump, skip, bounce, and somersault forwards and backwards, but just cannot do the splits.While it doesn’t matter to Bobbie’s friends, Bobbie minds.Persistence pays off as Bobbie masters the...
