by Barb Langridge | Mar 15, 2011 | Picture Book
On a summer day, a farm kitten is caught in a sudden rainstorm. The race for shelter takes the little feline past other animals as they also react to the downpour. While some, like the fox and caterpillar, look for a dry spot, others–such as the loon and...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 15, 2011 | Paranormal
Zara White is reeling after the death of her stepfather: She thinks a freaky guy is stalking her, she has not been herself, and she is obsessed with phobias, but when her mom exiles her to snowy Maine to live with her grandmother, Zara thinks it’s because her mom just...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 15, 2011 | Paranormal
Now that Zara and her friends have trapped her father and his pixies in the abandoned house, he and his control over his pixies is growing weaker. Now, a new pixie king, Astley, has come to town. Nick has already nearly killed Astley once, but Zara saved him. Astley...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 15, 2011 | Picture Book
Oh it’s hard to be little. You have to wait and wait and wait for everyone and everything. This is the story of a feisty and charismatic bunny who has been waiting and waiting for us to show up. Now we’re here. But, as any little one would wonder, what...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 14, 2011 | Fantasy
As Lodie, wait I stand corrected, Elodie, is leaving her tearful family and her home on the island of Lahnt, to find a place for herself as an apprentice to a weaver, she receives some final wisdom. “Stay away from crafty dragons and shape-shifting ogres, keep...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 14, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“It was bad enough having a twin with an identical face. Couldn’t I at least have my own ringtone?” Not so much—if you are Payton and your twin sister, Emma, is a know-it-all mathlete who doesn’t have a social clue! The girls are back at school, and this time they...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 14, 2011 | Picture Book
How do we connect our children to the natural world around us? One way is to turn to the Native American culture that has revered the natural world and revered their place within it for generations. Joseph Bruchac, master storyteller, give us the voice of an...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 14, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Newsy news is not just regular news. It’s news that’s interesting and exciting. Nikki and Deja know that there’s plenty of newsy news happening on their block and at Carver Elementary, just waiting to be reported. Luckily, Nikki has her special pen...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 14, 2011 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
Trey McTiernan, the Spartans’ team captain, becomes fast friends with Griffin Henshaw, the newest member of their squad. The problem is, Griff used to play for the Spartans’ biggest rivals, the Goliaths, and the rest of the Spartans’ think he’s...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 13, 2011 | Picture Book
The first hardcover picture book in the New York Times bestselling Ladybug Girl series, which encourages independence and creative play, and celebrates imagination for every preschool child! When Lulu puts on her ladybug costume, she becomes Ladybug Girl, a superhero...
