by Barb Langridge | Mar 1, 2011 | Picture Book
“Did you feed and water ‘Ol Boss?” Mama calls to Libby. “Yes, Mama,” Libby answers as she’s heading out the door to play with her friend. Oh, but did she? Mama catches Libby in her lie and now Libby is spending the day on the front...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 1, 2011 | Picture Book
Oh what a fun little book. Meet Dot and Jabber, a pair of mouse detectives, who are out for a walk in search of a mystery to solve. As they stroll along looking about carefully, they notice a great number of bugs all around them. Then, in a flash the bugs are gone....
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 1, 2011 | Picture Book
Once in an interview with author T.A.Barron, I asked him, “What’s the best question you’ve ever been asked?” He thought about it for a few seconds and then said his youngest child had once said to him, “Daddy, you write stories, right? Is...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 1, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Nine-year-old Eli comes from a long tradition of cattle farmers, and he is bursting with pride when he is finally given a calf of his very own. Little Joe, an Angus beef calf with an impressive pedigree, is a real beauty, if a little skittish, and it isn’t long before...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 1, 2011 | Historical Fiction
Shiloh, the two-day battle fought in April, 1862 was the first major battle of the American Civil War. Political leaders and the public on both sides were appalled by the 23,000 plus casualties. Americans wondered whether the battle was a portent of what was to come....
by Barb Langridge | Mar 1, 2011 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
A girl finds a bright spot in a dark world. A boy leads a strange, lost creature home. And a group of peaceful creatures loses their home to cruel invaders. Three stories, written and illustrated by Shaun Tan, about how we lose and find what matters most to us. Shaun...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 1, 2011 | Picture Book
Lila is having a miserable day. Everyone else has more strawberries on their waffles than she does and her little sister wipes syrup on Lila’s favorite sweatshirt. We are talking just plain old miserable. That’s why in the car on the way to ballet class...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 1, 2011 | Picture Book
Barely surviving a nasty run in with a toad, our new friend, a cockroach named Crickwing, is happily playing with his food. Each day he gathers pieces of food to be together and works with it to create a food sculpture. But day after day, bullies arrive just in time...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 28, 2011 | Picture Book
Welcome to the world of big feelings. This little girl tries her best to use her polite words and push down her powerful feelings especially around her little brother. But, sometimes she loses that self control and out come those feelings and she is BOMBALOO! She just...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 28, 2011 | Science Fiction
Imagine a post apocalyptic world where cities are in ruins, waters are polluted and plagues are spreading. Where would you go for safety, and is there really safety in numbers? In this world, humans live in compounds to protect themselves from the danger of coming...
