by Barb Langridge | Jul 9, 2011 | Picture Book
Once upon a time, on a long, slow trip to Scotland, a little girl named Katerina-Elizabeth tossed her oatmeal overboard—again, and again, and again. She was a picky eater, and oatmeal was her least favorite food. And once upon a time, a small worm, no bigger than a...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 9, 2011 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Star defensive player Zack Fuller is in a tough spot. His new Panthers teammates don’t trust him. The players on the Bulldogs, his old squad, think he’s a traitor for leaving. When the two teams face each other in the playoffs, Zack has to guard his former...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 9, 2011 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Chester Coyote is a very talented paintball player. Unfortunately, he would rather be a lone wolf than run with the pack. His team, the Wolves, is in the state paintball finals, but he isn’t seeing eye-to-eye with his best friend, Cora Ramirez, the Wolves’...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 8, 2011 | Sports
Baseball is fun—but how does it work? Find all the basics in this lively guide for the youngest baseball fans from Washington Post/Children’s Book Guild Award winner Gail Gibbons! In this illustrated picture book, young readers will learn about: The markings on a...
by Joanne | Jul 8, 2011 | Historical Fiction
This story in verse is based on the 19th century travel diaries of Fredrika Bremer, daughter of a wealthy Swedish family who chafes under her parents’ strictures regarding behavior and physical appearance. Preferring to write and draw, she rebels against the...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 8, 2011 | Fantasy
St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school—it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They’ve...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 7, 2011 | Picture Book
A teeny tiny king named Hugo who stands only three foot three has an enormous ego and makes his long suffering subjects hear his Speech of Adoration on a daily basis. Everyone is bowing and scraping with rhythm and rhyme until the day the king has the great misfortune...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 7, 2011 | Picture Book
Carlin, the raccoon, is afraid of everything. He really doesn’t want to get out of bed in the morning for fear of having to try something new, or seeing his shadow, or “of being alone.” Luckily he has friends who care about him and one friend Zack...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 7, 2011 | Picture Book
Lauretta’s wheelchair is getting old and ratty and she’s had it forever. It’s definitely time for a new wheelchair. Surprise! Today is the day Mom was planning to take her wheelchair shopping. With huge smiles on their faces and a sense of excitement...
by Katy Manck | Jul 7, 2011 | Non-Fiction
On a gluten-free diet? Enjoy birthday cake, morning muffins, and chicken nuggets again as you satisfy family taste buds and avoid celiac disease- triggering allergens with this easy-to-use everyday cookbook.Pizza, brownies, cinnamon rolls, and cookie crunch cheesecake...
