by Barb Langridge | Sep 16, 2010 | Non-Fiction
An inspiring look at the fight for the vote, by an award-winning author Only 44 years ago in the U.S., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was leading a fight to win blacks the right to vote. Ground zero for the movement became Selma, Alabama. Award-winning author Elizabeth...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 16, 2010 | Picture Book
The talented Emberley’s have ganged up on us and taken the “If you’re happy and you know it” song and made it better. Enough with the clapping and the stomping and the shouting hooray already. Bring on the snorting, the smacking, the stomping,...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 16, 2010 | Picture Book
Run for your life….here he comes! It’s the odious ogre and he’s “invulnerable, impregnable, insuperable, indefatigable, insurmountable.” No wonder all the townspeople are stuffing their ears with “stale cake” and rolling...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 15, 2010 | Picture Book
There is something highly entertaining about the way Arthur Howard draws and his illustrations really bring this book to life. This is a rhyming, romp of a story all about taking good care of your dog and enjoying the very special camaraderie that comes from having a...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 15, 2010 | Picture Book
Jack opens his presents on Christmas morning and is enchanted to find a new toy friend, Captain Sky Blue, and an airplane kit. Together they build the plane and take it up for great adventure spring, summer, fall and winter. Then, one day, they become separated when...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 15, 2010 | Picture Book
The reassurance of a mother’s hug and the cradle of the sea entwine in this sleepytime lullabye of a story. In the glistening, gleaming ocean the dolphins play and the otters sail through the Sea of Sleep. This is a very soothing, lyrical bedtme story about a...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 15, 2010 | Picture Book
Oh, the excitement of Christmas with all its goodies….cookies, hidden presents, sitting on Santa’s lap and sharing your wish list, long lines and snowballs to throw! There are so many opportunities for one joyful, excited little boy to hear the dreaded...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 14, 2010 | Picture Book
Max, the lizard, charges onto the desert scene just in time to see his friend, Art, complete a formal portrait of his subject, another lizard. Max is ready for action. He too shall create art. But what to paint? His friend, Art, or Arthur as he much prefers to be...
by Barb Langridge | Sep 14, 2010 | Picture Book
An amazing imagination combined with a stunning ability to conjure magical places brings us this powerhouse of an adventure story for hungry minds and hearts. Turn off the video game and open up this book. Meet Wilbur whose favorite book is presented for you to read....
by Barb Langridge | Sep 14, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Hal Mitchell walks into Hellenweiler Boys’ Home determined to keep his nose clean so he can serve his sentence and get out as soon as possible. On the outside his father is fighting his battle against alcoholism and his girlfriend is coming to see him and...
