by Barb Langridge | May 29, 2011 | Picture Book
Mr. Putney has a great group of very interesting friends. Let’s see if you can guess their names? This is a wonderfully inventive game for kids who love word play. “Who wakes Mr. Putney up in the morning?” So, look at the illustration on the facing...
by Barb Langridge | May 29, 2011 | Picture Book
Combining a love of nature and all things hoppy with a well-known oft sung song, If You’re Hoppy riotously romps along. A great way to get kids thinking about the animals all around them, the book begins with the song bouncing along with things that hop. You...
by Barb Langridge | May 29, 2011 | Picture Book
With her trademark gorgeous and storytime sized illustrations leading the way, we join Cow who is in search of her moo. When Cow woke up this very mornin and found her moo was gone. Instead of opening her mouth and sending out a plaintive moo, she finds herself with a...
by Barb Langridge | May 29, 2011 | Picture Book
Think of something really special and then find two words that added together create that specialness. This book is a collection of life’s equations. What are all the good things made of? “Yes plus no equals maybe.” “Smile plus ocean wave...
by Barb Langridge | May 29, 2011 | Picture Book
Meet Betty Bunny who is not a fan of anything new and that includes new food. When her mother says she may try a piece of chocolate cake for dessert, Betty is pretty sure it’s going to be yucky. As every reader will know, she is in for a big surprise. Sure...
by Barb Langridge | May 28, 2011 | Fantasy
Gwyneth Shepherd always believed that it was her cousin, Charlotte, who possessed the time travel gene that runs in their family. Gwyneth, a 16-year-old London schoolgirl has been overlooked and outshined by her cousin up until this point. You can only imagine her...
by Barb Langridge | May 28, 2011 | Historical Fiction
“How can kindness get you into so much trouble?” muses Rosalind, a teenager during the final years of “The Raj,” the British occupation of India. While her father, a major in the British Indian Army, is away with his regiment, Rosalind enjoys the freedom her...
by Barb Langridge | May 28, 2011 | Picture Book
Written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes, the nationally bestselling and celebrated creator of Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, Owen, and Kitten’s First Full Moon, Shelia Rae, the Brave is a warm, humorous, and loving story of sibling sympathy and support....
by Barb Langridge | May 28, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Barbara Park’s #1 New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, has been keeping kids laughing—and reading—for more than twenty-five years. Over 65 million copies sold! Meet the World’s Funniest First Grader—Junie B. Jones! Something very wonderful...
by Barb Langridge | May 27, 2011 | Humor
Willie Ryan and Dodger find themselves in another outlandish predicament in Dodger For Sale. In this adventure, Willie and Dodger are fighting to save the Field of Dreams! Why save the WOODS? Well first off it is Dodger’s home, second Wilie’s dad has requested that...
