by Barb Langridge | May 1, 2011 | Picture Book
Lizzy and Bizzy are twin sheep. Lizzy has a brown circle on her back and Bizzy has a zigzag stripe on his back. But there is another way you can tell them apart. Lizzie is afraid to try any new thing. She doesn’t want to play a new game and she always has a...
by Barb Langridge | May 1, 2011 | Picture Book
Thunderstorms, fireworks, barking dogs are just the beginning of the long list of loud things children encounter as they make their way through childhood and for some children these loud noises are really overwhelming. The authors explain that “an inability to...
by Barb Langridge | May 1, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Author Kathleen Krull writes a very flattering biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s early life. The story stops just as Roosevelt enters politics. Krull begins by providing an introduction to prime the reader for the story of FDR by posing the following as an...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 30, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Shirley Jackson grew up in Washington, D.C. in the 1950’s and 1960’s during times when prejudice and discrimination against African Americans was alive and well. But her parents knew the importance of a good education and they encouraged all of their...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 30, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Growing up in Upstate New York, Amy Vedder loved to be outdoors swimming and sailing and exploring. As she got older, she tried basketball, softball and cheerleading and graduated from high school at the top of her class. Where would her path lead her? Which of her...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 30, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Have you met Kismet, Cog, Leonardo or Hannibal yet? Not that Leonardo…. no, I’m talking about the robot named Leonardo. People think of robots as being entities designed to do jobs for human beings but roboticist Cynthia Breazeal designs robots to...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 29, 2011 | Fantasy
Bryn and her bird Stella can sense something alive in the ancient egg. Why was it with the soil samples sent from her mom’s Alaska research site after her disappearance. Everyone in her family can “ken” – sense the minds of birds – and their own bird companion chooses...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 29, 2011 | Picture Book
Okay, get ready to answer some very important questions. Let’s begin with Who Hops? “Frogs hop and rabbits hop.” Using bright, bold colors and larger than life animal images, we are very comfortable and reassured that we do know the answers…...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 29, 2011 | Picture Book
Sassy is a long-legged girl who always has something to say. She wants to be a ballerina more than anything, but she worries that her too-large feet, too-long legs, and even her big mouth will keep her from her dream. When a famous director comes to visit her class,...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 29, 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! That meanie Jim has...
