by Barb Langridge | Jan 18, 2010 | Non-Fiction
Elementary school children know the name of Rosa Parks who refused to give up her seat on a bus and is revered for her courage in leading the resistance of discrimination and segregation in America. But how many know the name of Claudette Colvin who in 1955 refused to...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 18, 2010 | Picture Book
The 2009 Caldecott Winner is The Lion and the Mouse. The pictures tell the story in this vivid, compellingly illustrated version of Aesop’s fable. Basically a wordless picture book, minus a few noise words like Putt Putt, Roar and Screech, the illustrations talk...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 17, 2010 | Mystery
Strange things are happening in Skeleton Creek…and Ryan and Sarah are trying to find out why. Ryan writes down everything in his journal, and Sarah records everything on her videocam. When the first book ended, Ryan and Sarah were trapped in a deadly darkness....
by Barb Langridge | Jan 17, 2010 | Mystery
When you sneak out to a quarry in the middle of the night with your friend and break your leg in the process, life takes a turn for the worse. Ryan is stuck in bed with the cast on his leg and his parents have decided he can’t spend time with his friend Sarah...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 17, 2010 | Fiction
Looking for a great fairytale with a romantic twist? Love Sleeping Beauty? This book is waiting for you. Gracepearl lives on an island with her father, the cook. It’s the time of year when the princes come sailing up on their great ships for training in princely...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 17, 2010 | Picture Book
Here comes the rain and an ant is looking for a place to stay dry. He slips under a mushroom and waits. Soon one after another, animals come and seek shelter with him. Each one pleads his case to be allowed to join the crowd. Eventually a rabbit comes up breathlessly...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 17, 2010 | Picture Book
Meet Baby Duck who is out for a walk in the rain with the family. Yes, the rain is coming down and the mud is squishy but wait, what’s this? Baby Duck doesn’t like to get wet? Baby Duck doesn’t like muddy feet? The family has never heard of such a...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 17, 2010 | Picture Book
Oh, boy. It’s one of the rainy days when everyone is feeling out of sorts. The dog is barking and the truck driver is arguing and “still the rain came down.” It’s just one big temper tantrum after another. In fact if you look down at the town...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 17, 2010 | Picture Book
I would call this one a classic. Two young children go out on a rainy day to explore the world of mud and puddles and raindrops. The world is a different place with all that water and gush. Splash away! It’s a wordless picture book. 36 pages 978-0385154840 Ages...
by Barb Langridge | Jan 17, 2010 | Picture Book
This is a beautiful book about a hot, hot, hot day in the city and a young African American girl who is hoping, hoping that it will rain. Will that thunderstorm come? She and her two friends are watching the sky and doing their rain dances. Then, those wonderful gray...
