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...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 7, 2011 | Picture Book
Though this story begins with the traditional “Once Upon a Time”, it certainly takes the reader and listeners on an unexpected path through fairytale land. A blend of and imagination, the nightly bedtime routine has not changed but the tales have a contemporary flavor...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 7, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters. Yet he had a hard time finishing things, a problem anyone can relate to. Only thirteen paintings are known...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 7, 2011 | Mystery
It is night and Edmund is all alone. His mother is gone. His sister has disappeared. Edmund has no one, except for a dark and mysterious stranger who follows him through the cold and shadowy city with offers of help. But who is this stranger who gives Edmund refuge?...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 7, 2011 | Sports
If you have ever played in a team sport you will understand how Ben feels in the third installment of Rich Wallace’s Benched, from the series Kickers. Ben really wants his team to win a spot in the play-offs. He knows that their team is the best, but in the game...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2011 | Picture Book
So, just what do little monsters do all day. Well, these two little monsters, one red and one blue, are ready for a monstrous good time. They have a non-stop, action-packed day ahead of them filled with playing monster ball, monster hide and seek, and monster art and...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2011 | Picture Book
While Mrs. Heath the librarian is at home with her new twin babies, there is a substitute doing her job back at the Happyland Elementary School. One day Mrs. Heath opens her mailbox and finds a letter from the school along with a dvd. She sits down to relax and watch...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2011 | Picture Book
It’s late on a Sunday night and this little guy has left his math homework to the last minute. He hates math. Numbers really make him sweat. When he opens his book to look at the problems, he wishes they’d all go away. Suddenly a monster appears and offers...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2011 | Picture Book
If you’re looking for a book to show your children just how awful they sound when they’re whining, this is a possibility. It’s got a lot of adult humor in it as well…many children will laugh to see that this woman’s bottom is too big for...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Michaelangelo wasn’t always the successful sculptor. In fact when he was young he would skip school to draw. This book takes a short look at the lives of seven artists who showed their talents at a very young age. Albrecht Durer, John Singer Sargent, Artemisia,...