by Barb Langridge | May 18, 2010 | Picture Book
t is preschooler Lulu’s first time at the beach and she needs to conquer her fear of the ocean in this hardcover picture book from the New York Times bestselling Ladybug Girl series. Lulu has never been to the beach but she knows she is going to love it…until she...
by Barb Langridge | May 17, 2010 | Non-Fiction
From the expert team behind IT’S PERFECTLY NORMAL and IT’S SO AMAZING! comes a book for younger children about their bodies — a resource that parents, teachers, librarians, health care providers, and clergy can use with ease and confidence. Young children...
by Barb Langridge | May 16, 2010 | Action / Adventure
When Artemis commits his entire fortune to a project he believes will save the planet and its inhabitants, both human and fairy, it seems that goodness has taken hold of the world’s greatest teenage criminal mastermind. But the truth is much worse: Artemis is...
by Barb Langridge | May 14, 2010 | Action / Adventure
When terror attacks strike San Francisco, Marcus and his friends were skipping school to play a high-tech search game. Getting past the school’s ever-present cameras and snooper-computers had just been a game, too, but the authorities think those technogeek talents...
by Barb Langridge | May 14, 2010 | Fiction
Alfie, a crocodile, who lives in Croc City, Mississippi, is in the letter writing mood. He writes a letter to his Grandma on Everglades Trail and then he waits for her to write back. Now this whole waiting thing can be a challenge and Alfie and his mailman become very...
by Barb Langridge | May 14, 2010 | Historical Fiction
Charles Darwin was an amazing naturalist, adventurer and explorer but what was he like as a father? Turns out he and his wife had ten children seven of whom survived, and they encouraged them all to ask questions and to experiment with everything around them...
by Barb Langridge | May 14, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Talk about drama. This is a family with three sisters in it: Alex the oldest, Jody the youngest, and Stevie the middle who provides the glue. The entire family is involved in something dramatic. Dad does set design for the local Raven Theater and Mom has her own...
by Barb Langridge | May 13, 2010 | Picture Book
If you have a young one who just isn’t a fan of BOOKS, you might want to give this one a try. And if you have kids who love books, they’ll probably get a big kick out of this one. First of all, you have flaps to lift. Now, that might seem a little on the...
by Barb Langridge | May 13, 2010 | Picture Book
Anyone who reads aloud to children will know they have a real “find’ when they page through this brightly colored book. It’s a bit of a mystery! We begin by giving the child a clue: “Tippity! Tippity! Little black feet! Who is dancing that...
by Barb Langridge | May 13, 2010 | Action / Adventure
Snakes, monsters, gods, and a hero – all vital elements for the Greek myth, Snake Hair; The Story of Medusa. Author, Stephanie Spinner, writes that the once beautiful Medusa now has a head of snakes and a body covered with scales. Whoever looks at this monster...
