by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Iris and Walter are best friends and they are both in Miss Cherry’s class at school. Iris loves school and she loves her teacher. But, one day when Iris gets to school, she finds out that they are going to have a substitute teacher. The classroom door opens in...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2010 | Mystery
You’ve already heard of Bond, James Bond, right? Well, now meet Bones, Jeffrey Bones. He’s a detective who solves mysteries and he’s learning to write the letter “J” in school which in case you didn’t notice, is the first letter in...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2010 | Picture Book
One of the most dreaded words a parent can hear is a three letter word…P E T! Yes, can we get a dog, snake, lizard, cat, bird, turtle…you name it. The question elicits a universal groan. So, here is a wonderful book you can read to your pet-wanter to have...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2010 | Picture Book
Our story begins just after Thanksgiving in that magical month filled with traditions and secrets and wishes. For Ellie it seems as though something is missing. Ellie has a special friend, Billy Lee, who her parents cannot see. To her he feels like the little brother...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2010 | Humor
Envision a piece of ordinary notebook paper with a simple pencil shading of an animal marching across the page. Meet Smudge, a dog, who is trying to go on a private errand. As he sets off, Piggie the guinea pig, gets in line behind him and wants to come along for the...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2010 | Humor
It’s an idyllic summer’s day when Moo sets down her book and wonders where all of the heroes have gone? She’s been reading again and thinking again, though just a little think. These hilarious cows are back and their comedic timing is absolutely...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2010 | Fiction
Once upon a time in the far North lived an enormous bear named Grizzwold. He was so big that he could not fit in a cave and he had to sleep outside on the ground in the forest. One morning a loud noise woke Grizzwold up and he went to see what it could be. It turned...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2010 | Fiction
Once upon a time there was an elderly couple, Sam and Rose, who lived in a lighthouse by the sea. They were dedicated to their job of keeping ships safe in the dark and stormy weather. Sam and Rose had no children but they were never lonely because of the hundreds of...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 3, 2010 | Fiction
Franny Flanders is having bad karma: her parents are newly divorced, her kid brothers fight all the time, her friends belong to different cliques and she has to walk the minefield at school to avoid angering either clique and, to top it all off, her hippie grandmother...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 3, 2010 | Humor
Mr. and Mrs. Watson have a pig named Mercy. They love her dearly and every night they tuck her into bed and sing her to sleep. On this night the door to Mercy’s room has closed and it is dark all around her. Mercy is not happy and she gets out of her bed and...
