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...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 12, 2010 | Non-Fiction
Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone’s property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad which she travelled by...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 12, 2010 | Non-Fiction
Cleopatra’s name still glitters across history, evoking opulence, ambition, and tragedy. Raised in the shadow of the mighty Roman Empire, she dared to dream of a world united under Egyptian rule. She almost succeeded, and if she had, we would live in a far...
by Joanne | Mar 11, 2010 | Non-Fiction
“Marrying Henry VIII was not an easy option. Top tips provided in this book include ‘think carefully before accepting his proposal’ and ‘give birth to a son, not a daughter’. Set against a backdrop of turbulence in the royal court of...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 11, 2010 | Fiction
Mama has rented one of the bedrooms in their trailer to two guys who do drywalling and eleven-year-old Zitlally is looking for hope in a forest of old car parts nearby. At school she struggles with math worksheets and two girls who once were her friends but now laugh...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 11, 2010 | Action / Adventure
“So…you all have superpowers?” Twelve-year-old Daniel is not thrilled when his family moves to Noble’s Green, Pennsylvania. It doesn’t look like there’s much there for him. Things begin to change as Daniel starts to meet the kids in...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 9, 2010 | Historical Fiction
In this third novel in the trilogy, following Next Spring an Oriole and Night of the Full Moon, southern Michigan is too crowded for the Mitchells, so they move north, to the shores of Lake Michigan—and, to Libby’s delight, near the village where her friend Fawn...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 9, 2010 | Historical Fiction
In this sequel to Next Spring an Oriole, Mama is about to have a baby. Libby does not want to miss the naming ceremony of the Potawatomi friend Fawn’s new little brother, so she sneaks away for the celebration. However, just as the ceremony is beginning, soldiers...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 9, 2010 | Historical Fiction
Ten-year-old Libby Mitchell is moving with her parents from Virginia to Michigan in 1837. Although she is excited, the journey is very hard—with bad weather, mud, and a flooded river to deal with. As Libby’s family nears their new home, her father meets a Potawatomi...
