by Barb Langridge | Nov 12, 2010 | Picture Book
This classic children’s book was first published in 1933 and is still as delightful and relevant as ever. Ping’s owner takes him and his siblings to the river for dinner. When it’s time to go, Ping is the last duck in the water and, as such, will receive a spanking....
by Barb Langridge | Nov 12, 2010 | Sports
Stookie Norris asks Jerry Dinh to take care of his gerbils while on vacation. But then something terrible happens. Will Stookie forgive Jerry? Illustrations.–from the publisher Keywords: chapter book, soccer, sports, friends, pets, responsibility, accidents,...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 12, 2010 | Fiction
Kim can’t wait for her cousin Mia and her Siamese cat, Bibi, to come visit. But when they turn up, neither cousin nor cat are half as nice as Kim remembers! Mia and her cat proceed to make Kim’s week a terrible one. . . but when Kim discovers a tiny silver...
by Joanne | Nov 11, 2010 | Historical Fiction
Marisol Luna is a lively 10-year-old girl who was born to dance. She’s a fourth-grader who lives with her loving parents in a busy and largely Hispanic neighborhood in the heart of Chicago. Marisol goes to school (where she is a Two-Square champion) takes care...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 11, 2010 | Fiction
When you have a magical box of dress-up clothes, just about anything is possible! You can be a princess or a chef, just put on the right hat. This early reader is written for two voices so you can share it with your child and you get to read all the hard parts like,...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 11, 2010 | Fiction
The final book in the Usborne Very First Reading series, this is a tale for one voice and has a more challenging vocabulary than some of the early books so just know that. Mr. Mystery appears one day from a faraway land and proceeds to dazzle his onlookers with his...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 11, 2010 | Fiction
By dark of night comes a long, low wail, the Queen is sick. Quick get Doctor Don. Will he make it in time? Using rhyme and humor, we see the drama unfold. This is a story for two readers. “The footman is in a terrible flap, ” reads the parent and “Is...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 11, 2010 | Non-Fiction
Though many biographies deal in part with the early lives of their subjects, few devote an entire book to the time before their great achievements took place and to the personality traits that would provide them with success in later life. Brown’s book on Thomas...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 11, 2010 | Graphic Novel / Comics / Manga
American History not your favorite subject? You might change your mind after reading this original interpretation of the founding of our nation told in Graphic Novel format. Presented as if it were a school production, the book’s colorful comic illustrations show...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 11, 2010 | Non-Fiction
Using simple vocabulary, the author relates the life and habits of this little-known mountain rodent. The brilliant close-up photography will entice animal lovers and the additional facts and glossary pages enrich the basic text. Readers will be inspired to take a...
