by Barb Langridge | May 19, 2011 | Non-Fiction
If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs? Home who gave him a cornet, promoted him to band leader, and saw talent in the tough kid from the even tougher New Orleans...
by Barb Langridge | May 19, 2011 | Picture Book
What began as a spiritual has developed into one of America’s best-known songs, and now for the first time it appears as a picture book, masterfully created by award-winning artist Kadir Nelson.Through sublime landscapes and warm images of a boy and his family, Kadir...
by Barb Langridge | May 19, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
It’s her funniest adventure yet! A few sessions with a college-age math tutor turn Judy into a jargon-spouting polygon princess. Crucial! Judy Moody is in a mood. Not a good mood. And definitely NOT a math mood. The substitute teacher in Class 3T thinks...
by Barb Langridge | May 17, 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 Kindergartner—Junie B. Jones! It’s almost the end of...
by Barb Langridge | May 17, 2011 | Picture Book
Let’s travel international food-ways with this charming ABC boardbook, “a little gourmet’s guide” that will inform older readers as well. From yummy Alfajores to must-have citrus Zest, this alphabet book will take young listeners on a scrumptious journey through the...
by Barb Langridge | May 17, 2011 | Fiction
This first book in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series is a delightfully clever comedy of manners that spoofs Victorian society and will likely remind readers of Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events. Penelope Lumley, recent graduate of the...
by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2011 | Picture Book
Kitten sees something amazing in the night sky. It is round and white, so it must be a bowl of milk. There is only one problem: how to reach it. Her attempts result in a bug on her tongue, a tumble down the porch steps, and a dunking in a pond. Only after the kitten...
by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Otello: a world-class soccer player. Desmerelda: a pop-star princess. Diego: an agent representing Otello. Their names, if not their occupations, may vaguely ring a bell, and not coincidentally. This is a brilliant and contemporary remake of Shakespeare’s drama...
by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2011 | Westerns
The Alaskan Klondike Gold Rush of 1896-1899 was the last of the great western gold rushes beginning with the California gold Rush of 1848. “Klondike. Jason paused to savor the word. ‘Klondike,’ he said aloud. The name had a magical ring to it,...
by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2011 | Fantasy
Once upon a time, fairy tales were a whole lot cooler than the ones that you might have heard. Back in the day, the Brothers Grimm wove some totally bloody awesome stories, many of which have been lost to the ages in favor of flouncy princesses and happy endings. A...
