by Barb Langridge | Sep 20, 2010 | Picture Book
What a dream for every child! You get to give the orders to your parents! The child is trying to put her mother to bed. The mother uses various stall tactics such as asking for “five more minutes”, extra book reading, a glass of water request and leaving...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 20, 2010 | Picture Book
This book shows how we use our hands in the real world. The photographs show hands doing a single job two ways – one with fingers only and the other with an object. Examples are eating with fingers and chopsticks, catching a butterfly with fingers and a...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 20, 2010 | Fantasy
Sixteen-year-old Marco Polo and his best friend, Amelio, yearn for a release from their boring life. When his uncle returns from an expedition without Marco’s father, Marco sets off on a dangerous mission with his friend to free his father from Mount Dragonian....
by Barb Langridge | Sep 20, 2010 | Science Fiction
Adventure in the air and on the ground with steam-driven iron machines and fabricated animal airships. According to the author, this story is an alternate history, based on some facts and his imagination. Deryn Sharp, a commoner, is a girl disguised as a boy serving...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 20, 2010 | Historical Fiction
Living on a farm in the midst of the Great Depression means that times are hard, especially for Charlie Anne and her family, who recently lost their beloved mother. Charlie Anne hears the voice of her mother everywhere she goes, especially the nearby river, where she...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 19, 2010 | Picture Book
Lyle has a job as a dogwalker. For several reasons (such as love of dogs, walking and being helpful to others) Lyle walks the same number of dogs as the day’s number(i.e. second day with two dogs, fifth day with five dogs, etc.), but there are difficulties every...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 19, 2010 | Picture Book
Nibbles the bunny has a love of eating dandelion leaves and includes family and friends in the joyful experience. The dandelion leaves are mysteriously disappearing and a few leaves appear on the Internet at very high prices. When there are no dandelion leaves...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 19, 2010 | Picture Book
A bee loves her life — especially the ability to fly. She is friends with a snail and an old owl. When the bee sees an article claiming that bees are not able to fly, she believes it is true and becomes very sad. Her friends try to console her, but the need to...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 19, 2010 | Picture Book
Young Pele had an early life goal to succeed in soccer. He played in neighborhood soccer games and tried to learn from his father’s dream and injury. In school he was a distracted learner who was frequently punished and eventually skipped school altogether. He...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 19, 2010 | Historical Fiction
Saying goodbye to your grandmother is very hard! A family is moving to Oregon during the westward expansion and a young girl is concerned about leaving her grandmother. They try to “picture” special shared memories and to make a bark boat together. The...
