by Barb Langridge | Jul 7, 2010 | Picture Book
My father says there has been a forest here for over a hundred million years,” Jeannie Baker’s young protagonist tells us, and we follow him on a visit to this tropical rain forest in North Queensland, Australia. We walk with him among the ancient trees as...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 7, 2010 | Picture Book
An escaped kangaroo hops by the window of Bird and Bear’s house causing them to wonder if they are still dreaming. They decide to have a few adventures while they’re still “asleep.” Gentle and fanciful. Illustrations are charming as always. 32...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 7, 2010 | Picture Book
“Nearly all the sheep ranchers in Blue Gum Valley rode horses or drove jeeps to check on their sheep. But Joshua Summerhayes liked to run…with Yellow Dog trailing behind him.” So it’s no surprise when Joshua decides to enter a race from...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 6, 2010 | Fiction
What if Cinderella had been a boy? And instead of living with his ugly stepsisters, he had to live with his awful Aunt Carmen and his cousin, Willa Sue? It’s 1929 and Wall Street has just crashed due to margins and bad credit decisions and Oscar Ogilvie’s...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 6, 2010 | Non-Fiction
In her amazing diary, Anne Frank revealed the challenges and dreams common for any young girl. But Hitler brought her childhood to an end and forced her and her family into hiding. Who Was Anne Frank? looks closely at Anne’s life before the secret annex, what life was...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 6, 2010 | Picture Book
No one wants Chinese food on the Fourth of July, I say. We’re in apple-pie America, and my parents are cooking chow mein! . . . They just don’t get it. Americans do not eat Chinese food on the Fourth of July. Right?Shocked that her parents are cooking...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 6, 2010 | Historical Fiction
In a riveting narrative set in fifteenth-century Korea, two brothers discover a shared passion for kites. Kee-sup can craft a kite unequaled in strength and beauty, but his younger brother, Young-sup, can fly a kite as if he controlled the wind itself. Their combined...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 6, 2010 | Picture Book
There were eggs in every bird’s nest, the air buzzed with honeybees, and cherry trees blossomed all at once. The poor villagers forgot their cares and gathered in the meadow to sing and dance their time away. But their miserly landlord refused to be happy....
by Barb Langridge | Jul 6, 2010 | Picture Book
In China, the moon shines on four baby girls, fast asleep in an orphanage. Far away in North America, the sun rises over four homes as the people who live there get ready to start a long, exciting journey. This lovely story of people who travel to China to be united...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 6, 2010 | Picture Book
“These are the gifts brought across the ocean to Korea: Leather gloves. An apron with pockets like flowers. A book with pictures and simple words. What is given in return? Simple gifts like these–and so much more. Janet S. Wong invites us to join her on...
