by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2010 | Picture Book
“When the biggest blizzard in years sweeps across their farm, Reuben and his five sisters, his parents, and his grandfather all face new adventures and challenges. But the loss of electricity doesn’t affect his family since they never had any. And when their...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2010 | Picture Book
“This powerful and triumphant story is told by a young Amish boy whose family’s barn is destroyed in a huge fire. The Amish community comes together to build a new barn, bringing tools, wood, dozens of workers, and food to feed them all. Jane Yolen’s...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2010 | Picture Book
“For his birthday, Calvin’s mother gives him two tickets to see Lomax the Magnificent (magician and hypnotist extraordinaire!). Even though Mama hints that his little sister, Trudy, would love to go, Calvin doesn’t hesitate to invite his friend Rodney instead....
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2010 | Picture Book
Gail Gibbons
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2010 | Picture Book
” A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2010 | Picture Book
A crocodile…receiving hate mail. What? Yes, it’s true. Not everyone thinks Lyle is so loveable. One day he gets a mysterious note that reads, “I hate you. I hate you more than anything.” How would you feel? Turns out Clover Sue Hipple...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2010 | Picture Book
When a mouse named Sam lives in a library behind the reference books, what else would he do but write a few books of his own. Sam writes a few stories and slips them into the library shelves. Squeak! A Mouse’s Life goes into the biography section. The Lonely...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2010 | Picture Book
Fabled cowboy, Pecos Bill, started life as a little baby just like the rest of us. But his life was one amazing adventure after another. Bill drove across the United States in a covered wagon with his family. When they got to the Pecos River, Bill threw a fishing...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2010 | Picture Book
In the lush country of Zimbabwe a king is looking for a wife. He summons all the daughters of the land to choose a wife. An African villager hears of the summons and decides to send his two daughters, Manyara and Nyasha. Manyara sees herself as beautiful and treats...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 22, 2010 | Picture Book
Young Alice confides in her grandfather that she knows what she will do with her life: travel to far off places and live by the sea. Her grandfather wisely advises her that she has left one very important life task off her list: to make the world a a more beautiful...
