by Barb Langridge | Mar 5, 2010 | Picture Book
Lottie Raccoon is all excited as she heads out the door for a brand new school year. But in class, Grant Grizzly makes fun of her and says she smells. Lottie’s stomach starts to hurt and she wonders if she does smell. At home she asks her big brother and sister...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 5, 2010 | Picture Book
Grand Nanny Penguin has gathered all the little penguins together on the ice to hear a story of long ago. Once upon a time there was a little penguin who didn’t listen and went off into the wide world to seek adventure and fun. As Grand Nanny Penguin tells the...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 4, 2010 | Historical Fiction
“My parents chose to save me, instead of saving themselves, so now here I am alone on a German ship stranded in Havana Harbor, half way around the huge world.” It’s June, 1939, and these are the thoughts of Daniel, a young Jewish refugee, whose ship...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 4, 2010 | Fiction
Zoey is packing her suitcase to drive with her mother to her grandmother’s house. Zoey feels a bit of hesitation because this is the first time she has ever met her grandmother. Instead of the heartwarming moments you would expect, mother and grandmother...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 2, 2010 | Humor
“How does a witch tell time? ” “What does a mother ghost say to her child when they get in a car?” Yes, it’s riddles and more riddles and they all connect perfectly to Halloween and the spooks in the night! This is a nice early reader...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 2, 2010 | Fiction
This young fellow is planning a party and he’s NOT going to invite Hooper Humperdink. No sirreee! He’ll invite Abe and Alice and Bob and Bill and Babe and even the Quintuplets and Tom and Tim but he just doesn’t like Hooper Humperdink. He’s a...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 2, 2010 | Fiction
“Dogerella, scratch my fleas.” “Dogerella, fetch my chew toy.” It’s hard to be the servant to these awful step-dog sisters and their step-dog mother but that’s the lot in life of this hardworking, long suffering doggy. When the...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 1, 2010 | Fiction
Luna is the new kid at school but happily she has the wonderful Mr. Hopper for a teacher and he makes her feel right at home. Then, Mr. Hopper tells his class they need to come up with a special project for Family Night. Luna raises her hand and suggests a show...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 1, 2010 | Fiction
We Both Read book are a series of books designed to help beginning readers gain their confidence. A big person who can read well gets to read the first page. Then, the beginner gets a chance to read the second page all by him/herself. The first page ends in a question...
by Barb Langridge | Mar 1, 2010 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Katie Woo’s pet dog Goldie was old and when she got sick, she died. Katie missed her so much and her friends tried to make her feel better. They told stories about all the fun times they had with Goldie and then they worked together to make Katie a Goldie...
