by Barb Langridge | Apr 2, 2011 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Who knew that being “egg parents” together for a school project would lead to making a stand against the undead on a senior skip day? The “zombie fungus” should never have reached Florida. But suddenly varsity baseball star Dicey and her super-scientific boyfriend...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 1, 2011 | Fantasy
Jason imagined his future on the varsity baseball team, not saving a distant world crushed by an evil emperor-wizard! How can a 13 year old guy fall down a hippo’s mouth into a medieval realm? Or be spied on by a book bound in living skin, with a human eyeball...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 1, 2011 | Picture Book
Monkey and Elephant are really good friends but one day when Elephant is headed over to Monkey’s house with a special surprise gift, he gets his feelings hurt when he sees everyone inside Monkey’s house having a surprise party without him. We all know how...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 1, 2011 | Picture Book
A simple, graceful text and illustrations infused with warmth and love make this story of a day a boy and his dad spend together a special reading experience. Young boys and their fathers will relish this book that celebrates the ordinary things dads and kids can do...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 1, 2011 | Historical Fiction
World War I is turning Europe upside down. Our narrator is steadfast Joey, a beautiful young farm horse who suddenly finds himself in the thick of battle when his owners sell him to the British army. With the help of the soldiers and his strong stallion companion...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 1, 2011 | Fiction
Amos Oz’s new book Suddenly in the Depths of the Forest is an intricately woven fable with an enchanted quality hovering around the edges. Matti and Maya, a pair of inseparable young friends, live in a cursed village that was robbed of all of its animal life one dark...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 31, 2011 | Picture Book
Sometimes you have to take a step back to really know what you’re looking at and that is precisely the case in this fascinating, artistic journey of a bird and a bee. It all depends on your perspective, you know? We begin with a beautiful, big bee neatly laid...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 31, 2011 | Picture Book
An enormous wing opens the door and a voice calls out “rise ‘n’ shine” to an adorable little chicken with a pair of red “chucks” waiting beside his bed. Mama Chicken is large and in charge and the little peeps of her baby are...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 31, 2011 | Picture Book
Let’s go exploring! What can you spy with your little eye? The magic of this book is twofold. First, there is a cutout spy hole that we peek through to see what’s coming next. We get a glimpse through the peephole of a bright color giving us a clue and...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 31, 2011 | Picture Book
This is the poetic journey of a young bird peeking out and wondering if it should risk leaving its nest. It could stay safely at home where it feels comfortable but if that is the choice, then what will be missed? Should it endeavor? As the bird thinks carefully...
