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,...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2011 | Picture Book
What a great little story for a child who loves to lift the flaps but is ready for a bit of a story too. Mouse finds a note from her friend Bear. “I miss you Mouse,” says the note. Mouse goes off to look for Bear. She meets one animal after another and you...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2011 | Picture Book
Once there was a little girl named Michelle who had a dog named Moka. Michelle loved to play with Moka. She even read him stories and one day she read him a story about a wolf. “Look , Moka,” she said to him. “You’re kind of like a wolf.”...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2011 | Picture Book
Oh, boy…..Martha has a new favorite word and it sounds like vine but it starts with an “m.” Yep, MINE! She has a little brother who thinks the world of her…he’s so little he can’t quite pronounce her name so endearingly she’s...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2011 | Picture Book
Now everyone at one time or another has thought that having a pig parade would be a great idea. But, thankfully, here is an expert to guide us away from this doomed plan. You see, pigs refuse to wear majorette uniforms, have terrible taste in music, and prefer...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2011 | Fiction
Aggie is a very special dog and a very special pet. One day she has to go to the hospital to have an operation so she won’t have any puppies. Her little friend has a very hard time being apart from her. It’s so easy to tell Aggie to be brave but on the way...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2011 | Picture Book
What a great book for comparisons….if your dog were as big as a dinosaur, “his dinner would fill up your living room.” Each page shows the relative size of something fun and funny. What if the moon were the size of a marble? What if a germ were the...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2011 | Picture Book
There’s a simile for every letter in the alphabet in this humorous read that makes a fun read aloud. Are you as” nimble as a weasel” or as “ornery as a skunk?” How about “fine as frog hair” or as “welcome as a polecat at...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2011 | Picture Book
At the end of World War II a little girl and her family in Holland are going without many things we take for granted. They don’t have soap or milk or sugar. then a box arrives addressed to katje and it’s coming from a girl in America named Rosie. Another...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 6, 2011 | Picture Book
Just what does a superhero look like these days? Well, he doesn’t have x-ray vision or drive a “super-powered car” and he doesn’t have a cloak of invisibility or a laser gun. But you should see what he does have! This is a very special...
