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...
by Barb Langridge | May 13, 2010 | Fiction
I read this book slowly at first. I mean can you imagine spending a summer playing bridge for an old man who cannot see? Sixteen year old Alton is about to get a summer job and it’s not one he chose for himself. His Great-Uncle Lester, a millionaire, loves to...
by Barb Langridge | May 13, 2010 | Fiction
Billy Bones lives in the Secrets-Closet of the Biglum Family’s High Manners Manor, a palatial home filled with secrets, lies, and half-truths. His parents, Lars and Decette Bones, are dedicated, veteran secrets-keepers for the Biglum family but it turns out they have...
by Barb Langridge | May 12, 2010 | Picture Book
The great detective Seymour Sleuth and his photographer Muggs travel to Borneo to help find the legendary Black Flower of Sumatra, a possible cure for the hiccups.–from the publisher ******** This time the Seymour Sleuth is taking his wily sidekick, Abbott...
by Barb Langridge | May 12, 2010 | Picture Book
One World, One Day uses exquisite, moving photographs and Barbara Kerley’s poetic text to convey a simple yet profound concept: we are one global family. This is a sophisticated concept book, presented as an elegant picture book with contributions from top...
by Barb Langridge | May 11, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Ramona Quimby enters first grade with her head held high. She isn’t in kindergarten anymore and wants to show everyone just how grown up she really is. But growing up doesn’t come without bumps along the way. There is the whole sleeping in the dark thing,...
by Barb Langridge | May 11, 2010 | Action / Adventure
Ralph isn’t just any mouse living in an old motel. He is a fearless mouse with a constant hankering for adventures that would take him far from his family’s mouse hole in Room 215. Many times he sits on the windowsill staring out at the countryside,...
by Barb Langridge | May 9, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Zoe has a dream: to be a concert pianist and play at Carnegie Hall. However, her father buys her an electronic organ instead of a piano, and the 11-year-old decides to make the best of the situation and take lessons. When her teacher sees Zoe has some talent, she...
by Barb Langridge | May 9, 2010 | Non-Fiction
Fascinating photographs of Helen Keller from the American Foundation for the Blind and The Perkins School for the Blind bring us closer to this unique, inspiring woman. We follow her life from her birth through her schooling and on to her adult years and her powerful...
