by Barb Langridge | Mar 21, 2010 | Picture Book
From the minute he wakes up and gets out of bed Alexander can tell this is a terrible, horrible, very bad day. Everything is going wrong. He has gum in his hair and no prize in his cereal box. He forgets the number sixteen when he counts and finds he has a cavity at...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 21, 2010 | Picture Book
For the census of 1790, Mr. Phineas Bump rode from town to town in the District of Vermont to count the people. When he came to the town of Tunbridge he met with trickery for the townsfolk had heard that the more people were counted in their town, the more taxes they...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 20, 2010 | Fiction
Cleo is the second girl in the family so she wears a lot of her older sister’s hand me downs but when it comes to diving, she is definitely first. She and her friends love to dress up and play Dainty Ladies, although I regret to tell you that this includes...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 19, 2010 | Fiction
“And then he senses something.” And he remembers the words of Mr. Whipstaff, “Invisible forces be at work in this world, boys.” “He looks up to see a scintillating stream of particles rippling overhead, passing back and forth across the...
by Joanne | Mar 19, 2010 | Picture Book
It’s “Mall Mania” Day at the Parkside Mall. To celebrate, the 100th shopper to enter the mall will win all kinds of cool gifts. Jonathon, Nicole, Gabby and Steven — members of the Wilson Elementary chess club — are adding up the number of shoppers to...
by Joanne | Mar 19, 2010 | Picture Book
Jack has the best blocks ever. They come in all shapes (square, rectangle, cylinders, cones) and colors. In Jack’s imagination, an arrangement of just two blocks is a robot. Add one more block and presto! It’s a hot dog stand at the circus. Add two more blocks for a...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 19, 2010 | Picture Book
Here is one of those delightful peekaboo books that capture the youngest of listeners as they turn the pages and peek through the holes to discover who is coming to the garden. With warm, cheerful colors that make gardening… and reading… this gardening...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 19, 2010 | Picture Book
Now the author knows that you don’t draw on the walls or bounce on the bed in a normal house, but this is a very special house. In this house you can draw anywhere you want and you can bring home a skunkey and even a very old lion to eat the stuffing out of the...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 19, 2010 | Picture Book
It’s spring and things are beginning to grow all around. A little boy and his mother explore as summer comes. The chicks are born and they being to grow. The grass and the flowers start to grow. The puppy grows. Mother and son take his woolen coat and his warm...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 18, 2010 | Picture Book
“It’s Jake’s first day of school. He doesn’t want his mom and dad to leave him there, alone. So, Jake and his parents have to spend the first day of school together. Finger painting. Sharing snacks. Playing on the seesaw. Will Jake ever be able...
