by Barb Langridge | Jan 16, 2011 | Historical Fiction
The author, Robert Olmstead, is one of those good authors writing under the radar of the mainstream. The big publishers and list compilers ignore him because he’s both difficult to pigeonhole and refuses to commercialize his work — we should all be...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Picture Book
“I take care of the earth because I know I can do little things every day to make a BIG difference…” With his signature blend of playfulness and sensitiviy, Todd Parr explores the important, timely subject of environmental protection and conservation...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Picture Book
Ten red apples hanging on a tree. Yippee, fiddle-dee-fee! But they are not there for long. Horse, cow, donkey, pig, hen, and the other farm animals each eat one. “Save one for me,” calls the farmer. But what about the farmer’s wife? Count on Pat...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Humor
Count your way through this silly stacking adventure with Dr. Seuss! Don’t let the apples drop! Three animal friends practice balancing apples on their heads in this hilarious introduction to counting, illustrated by Roy Mckie. The sturdy board book teaches all...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Picture Book
When the hall clock reads twenty minutes past four, the attic clock reads twenty-three minutes past four, the kitchen clock reads twenty-five minutes past four, and the bedroom clock reads twenty-six minutes past four, what should Mr. Higgins do? He can’t tell...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Picture Book
Mouse, Fox, Rabbit, and Squirrel watch fearfully as their friend Owl seems to get smaller as he flies away from them. Will he disappear altogether? A comic view of spatial perspectives.—from the publisher 32 pages ...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Picture Book
This high-quality Spanish-language book can be enjoyed by fluent Spanish speakers as well as those learning the language, whether at home or in a classroom. Cada anillo del timbre trae más amigos para compartir las deliciosas galletas Mama ha hecho. Este libro de...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Humor
There’s nothing like humor to get children reading as well as laughing. What better way could there be to introduce them to the joys of reading than a superb treasury of humorous works by beloved children’s book authors and illustrators? Created especially...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Picture Book
In a small mountain village, a young girl named Shining is born. As she grows, Shining runs, plays, and smiles like other children, but she does so silently. The villagers fear and shun her, but Shining remains silent and waits for the right moment, and for the right...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 15, 2011 | Historical Fiction
Sent from Poland to Pennsylvania to be married to a coal miner, thirteen-year-old Anetka lives a totally new life in a harsh environment she doesn’t understand, in this latest addition to the Dear America series.—from the publisher 221 pages ...
