by Barb Langridge | Mar 13, 2010 | Picture Book
Samuel Moss has a challenge before him. He comes from a long line of Grizzly Scouts and every Moss Scout before him has earned the coveted place in the Album of Scouting Greatness. To achieve this status Samuel is determined to earn the elusive Moon Frog Badge. This...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 13, 2010 | Picture Book
“We must meet violence with nonviolence.” On February 1, 1960 four college students went into a Woolworth’s Department Store and sat down at the counter to place an order for a doughnut and coffee with cream on the side. They wanted to mix black with...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 13, 2010 | Non-Fiction
There are some women from our past who need to be part of our present and our future. Eleanor Roosevelt is one of them. She had a father who loved her and a mother who thought she was ugly. Her life blossomed when her cousin, Franklin, fell in love with her and they...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 13, 2010 | Non-Fiction
Who was Marco Polo? Did he really travel to China or was he a man of a million lies? Born into a family of adventurers, Marco joined his father and headed to Asia. There they met the Great Khan of the Mongols. Marco learned many languages and insisted even on his...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 13, 2010 | Picture Book
Looking for a book with a beat? Meet Hip, a turtle who raps very s l o w l y and his friend Hop, a bunny who raps superfast. Now when you read this book, whenever you see the words in green type, that’s the rabbit rapping so you read as fast as you can. When you...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 13, 2010 | Picture Book
What a wonderfully interactive book about community helpers. We begin with a glimpse of a picture of a hat along with a short clue.. “Whose hat is this, with a polished silver badge?” When you turn the page, there’s your answer-“it’s a...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 13, 2010 | Picture Book
Are you trying to sell books to kids? Beginning to feel like a used car merchant? Well, “I’ll be honest with you. This is way better than a book. This is 2 books.” Think of the uses for that second copy. It will make you look inches taller....
by Barb Langridge | Mar 13, 2010 | Picture Book
What does it mean to be black? “Black is big like a star-filled sky.” It can be delicious, silly, silky, musical, surprising, and majestic. It isn’t the same thing for every person and it isn’t the same thing every day. There are all shades and...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 13, 2010 | Picture Book
It’s time to go to bed but this little boy has invented a special strategy for keeping his parents away! Boom Boom! How do you say, “Not yet?” Each toy in his room has its own voice and I can instantly see reading this to a story time group and...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 13, 2010 | Picture Book
In case you missed this one as I did, I’m putting on my What’s New Page for a month or two.Wow! What a fabulous book to share with a group of children at a storytime or in a classroom or just at home snuggled on your couch together. When you open the...
