by Barb Langridge | Feb 8, 2011 | Picture Book
A young boy is just sitting down for a snack when someone knocks at the door. Who could it be? It’s an elephant who would like to join him and seeing there is room for one then there must be room for two and so it goes. This is a cumulative tale with animal...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 8, 2011 | Picture Book
The Ant Hill kids have their paint, their glue, their lace and their stars and they are all helping to make a big, beautiful Valentine. When they see the mailman outside the window, they decide to send their Valentine. How fun! But who will get this beautiful heart...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 8, 2011 | Picture Book
A little Teddy Bear wants to know…”What’s a kiss like?” His friend, the little boy, remembers all the different kinds of kisses he gets from the people who love him. There are the super soft ones and the cotton candy ones and the wet and sloppy...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 8, 2011 | Poetry
An introduction to the life of Robert Frost opens this book of poems and tells us the details of how this man made his own way through life with a strict grandfather and his struggle with farming. Gary D. Schmidt, the editor of this collection of twenty-nine of Robert...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 8, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Lions and tigers and mothers and daughters, oh my! Here is a delightfully and dare I say deliciously told story of four females: Isabel is twelve and is finding herself and her place in the world. She wishes she could go anywhere and longs for the wonder of adventure....
by Barb Langridge | Feb 8, 2011 | Picture Book
“I’m a snow dude, Just as wild as I can be . . . Run as fast as you can- You won’t catch up with me!” When Nick and Kara Candlewick build the snowman of their dreams, their wish for a real live playmate comes true. Soon their mischievous Snow...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 8, 2011 | Picture Book
What would you do if thousands of butterflies descended upon you as you lay quietly on the grass? What would you do if they started whispering to you and asking for help? Would you respond as 11 year old John does in this story? See how John is transformed as agrees...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 8, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Tugs is good at reading and good at running, which keeps her ahead of the Rowdies gang in their small Iowa town in 1929. Independence Day is next week, so she writes a patriotic essay, like every other 12-year old in town, and practices with Aggie for the 3-legged...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 7, 2011 | Picture Book
A sad and gloomy worm named Noodle looks to his friend Lou, a bird, to help pick up his spirits. Lou gives him the confidence he needs to feel better about himself. Isn’t that what a good friend is for? (Coming March 1, 2011) Recommended by Deborah McLaughlin,...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 7, 2011 | Picture Book
A lonely chameleon tries to find a friend by fitting into the right color and correct shape.Not just another concept book!Its simplistic design and text really allows the listener to observe and take in the concepts displayed. A real surprise when he turns white like...
