by Barb Langridge | Jan 10, 2011 | Picture Book
In this version of the Andersen tale the vain principal of P.S. 88 is persuaded by two tailors that they will make him an amazing, one-of-a-kind, suit that will be visible only to intelligent people.–from the publisher 32 pages ...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 9, 2011 | Historical Fiction
In the Wyoming territory in 1885, life is tough, especially for Michael Purdy. An outcast in the small town of Rock Springs, he’s either bullied and bloodied, or ignored. Michael feels he might as well be a ghost in this rough coal-mining town. But life is even...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 9, 2011 | Historical Fiction
When Craig Chin’s family moves from San Francisco to small-town Concepcion, California, he thinks he’ll never fit in. And his father won’t stop pushing him to succeed in sports — a hopeless goal. But his life begins to change when odd old Uncle...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2011 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
The cornerstone of GRAPHIX, our new graphic novel imprint, BONE is the incredible comic book saga of an unlikely hero who must save an idyllic valley from the forces of evil. In THE GREAT COW RACE, volume 2 of this 9-book epic, Fone Bone and his cousins plan to return...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2011 | Picture Book
Winner of the 1974 Kate Greenaway Medal A rhymed tale describing the antics of a capricious wind. The wind blew, and blew, and blew! It blew so hard, it took everything with it: Mr. White’s umbrella, Priscilla’s balloon, the twins’ scarves, even the wig on the judge’s...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2011 | Picture Book
As he sets out for the store, the boy’s mother reminds him, “Six farm eggs, a cake for tea, a pound of pears, and don’t forget the bacon.” On his way, he repeats, “Six fat legs…a cape for me…a flight of stairs…and...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2011 | Picture Book
Although Ella and Emily look alike, their choices of food, games, and colors at a birthday party help the reader tell them apart.–from the publisher “When identical twins Ella and Emily are invited to a Halloween party, they decide to dress as witches. As...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2011 | Fiction
Includes the plays: I’m the King of the Castle! Sam Smith, Crime Buster The Tale of Thomas Mead Three fun-packed plays for children with illustrated suggestions for staging by Laurence Hutchins.—from the publisher 108 pages 978-1840024869 ...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Quick! What color was Miss Mary Mack wearing when she went upstairs to make her bed? And what did Miss Lucy name her baby boy? Discover the answers to these questions inside, along with more than one hundred fabulous handclaps and street rhymes. From “I’m...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 8, 2011 | Historical Fiction
In her fictionalized journal, eleven-year-old Minnie Swift recounts how her family dealt with the difficult times during the Depression and how the arrival of an orphan from Texas changed their lives in Indianapolis just before Christmas 1932.—from the publisher...
