by Barb Langridge | Dec 4, 2010 | Picture Book
Long ago in a village in Mexico there was a family with a father, a mother and three children one of whom was named Lucida. Lucida helped her mother take care of the younger children and she helped with the chores. One day Padre Alvarez came to their casita and asked...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 4, 2010 | Poetry
What can capture the wonder and the magic of the universe and all its amazing ingredients better than poetry? Mary Ann Hoberman, U.S.Children’s Poet Laureate and Linda Winston have gathered together an amazing collection of poems to celebrate that unique and...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 4, 2010 | Picture Book
Once upon a time there was a little princess who liked to keep her light on when she went to bed at night. She didn’t like the dark and she was afraid there were ghosts under her bed. While she lay snuggled in her bed, she thought to herself that somewhere there...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 3, 2010 | Picture Book
The neighbors on Earmuffle Avenue are used to peace and quiet. They live their lives in quiet, careful, ordinary ways until the Loud family moves in with their loud voices, their baby and their joie de vivre. The Louds don’t worry about the china and they...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 3, 2010 | Mystery
Meet Pete the Cat, Supersleuth. He’s a chubby feline with a knack for solving the most difficult mysteries. And it appears there is a big one unfolding. Pete’s owner, 12-year-old Alex, is not happy. His family has recently moved into a new housing...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 2, 2010 | Historical Fiction
‘ “Lay down your arms, you lousy bastards! Disperse, do you hear me! …Get off the King’s Green!” ‘ It’s Lexington, Massachusetts, April, 1775. Anxious, almost sixteen-year-old Adam Cooper is growing up fast but perhaps too...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 2, 2010 | Fantasy
A cute take-off on well-known fairy tales, this novel is sure to please young readers. Jack is pushed into rescuing a princess–any princess– and when he meets May who happens to fall into his world–she is wearing a t-shirt that says “Punk...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 2, 2010 | Fantasy
Like her mother before her, Kerka Laine is one of the last members of the Pax Lineage fairy godmothers.She and her sisters, Rona and Biba, always knew that they would one day be able to travel to the land of Aventurine to unlock their magical powers and become true...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 2, 2010 | Fantasy
There was a time, once, when faeries, humans, and magical creatures lived side by side in peace, and young faerie Alida enjoyed her charmed life as a princess. Just before her mother could teach her to fly, though, Alida was kidnapped and trapped in a dungeon for...
by Barb Langridge | Dec 2, 2010 | Fiction
Daisy Dawson has the ability to understand and talk to animals—a skill that brings her lots of fun and adventure! In this charming second installment of the series, Daisy is off on an expedition. Her mission: impress her teacher with pictures of two shy otters for her...
