by Barb Langridge | Feb 27, 2010 | Picture Book
Tomorrow Paul is going to go to his first sugaring-off party. Snuggled in with his Grandmere he hears the story of her first sugaring-off party sixty years before. The wonder of maple syrup and the process of making it is the theme of the book and the joy of the...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 27, 2010 | Fiction
Christmas vacation is about to begin and Ms. Morgan, D.W.’s teacher, asks who will take the class gerbil home for the holidays. D.W. volunteers to take Speedy to her house. She’s very excited and has big plans to teach Speedy some tricks. Speedy has a few...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 27, 2010 | Picture Book
Tacky is an odd bird. All the other penguins greet each other politely, sing beautifully and dive gracefully. Tacky slaps everyone on the back, marches one, two, three, six, sings nonsense songs and loves a great splash with a cannonball. ONe day the sound of thump,...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 27, 2010 | Fantasy
Teen readers will be drawn to this novel for three reasons: the large “W” ablaze dominating the cover, the words “witch” and “wizard” in the title, and those readers who followed the Maximum Ride series will want to read...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 25, 2010 | Picture Book
Bamba and his family of crocodiles have made a pilgrimage to Mecca and as they return they need the help of an African hunter, Donso, to get back to the river. Donso makes a bargain to help the crocodiles even though he isn’t sure he trusts them and sure enough,...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 25, 2010 | Picture Book
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by Barb Langridge | Feb 25, 2010 | Picture Book
“Addie’s father promised that she would learn to read and write her name. But when he doesn’t return from the Civil War, it seems as if Addie’s dreams might be lost with him. The war has been hard on the whole country, but it has devastated the...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 25, 2010 | Picture Book
“Peace is making new friends. Peace is helping your neighbor. Peace is a growing a garden. Peace is being who you are. The Peace Book delivers positive and hopeful messages of peace in an accessible, child-friendly format featuring Todd Parr’s trademark...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 25, 2010 | Historical Fiction
As the story begins, twelve year old Petros’ biggest worry is the future of his goat, Fifi and the rivalry he has with his difficult older brother, Zola. “History is being made all around us. Don’t you want to be part of history?” These are...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 24, 2010 | Picture Book
Except for the days of the week, this is a wordless picture book. Our story begins on Tuesday with a shy little boy whose large red baseball cap successfully gives him something to hide behind as he heads out to the ballpark with his bat, ball and glove. There are the...
