by Barb Langridge | Nov 7, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Tomorrow is Pajama Day and Fancy Nancy is planning to wear her elegant new nightgown. She will be unique. Her best friend Bree wears her heart pajamas and so does Clara. They are twins. Sharing the same pj’s makes the girls feel close and they start leaving...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 7, 2009 | Picture Book
Mouse and Minka are friends and they go out on a beautiful autumn day to play hide and seek in the leaves. The leaves are all different colors and shapes. What a wonderful way to celebrate the beauty of the fall season.
by Barb Langridge | Nov 7, 2009 | Picture Book
One morning all the states wake up happy except Kansas. Kansas says to Nebraska I hate always being here in the middle of the country. We never go anywhere and we never do anything. The two decide to throw a party and invite all the other states. They can each bring a...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 7, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“And my father bought the first television in Rusty Nail and we get two channels; and I got to take special piano lessons in Minnesota,” brags Nancy. “Oh brother,” says Sandy as she writes a note and passes it to Franny. The note says,...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 7, 2009 | Fiction
Bernie is a man of great compassion who takes in all sorts of stray and wounded animals. His barn is filled with ducks, hens, rats and horses when a cat named Whittington appears and asks to join the family. Every animal in the barn has a story to tell and the...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 7, 2009 | Non-Fiction
Bond, James Bond with all his gadgets, girls and fast cars had nothing on Washington, George Washington, spymaster. This is the story of “how the Americans outspied the British and won the Revolutionary War. It’s filled with actual anecdotes of American...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 7, 2009 | Fiction
Jack is a Border Collie pup when we meet him. He lives on a ranch and his greatest wish is for the day to come when Bob, the man on the ranch, calls him to the truck to go herd sheep with his father. That day comes and Jack has his chance. Then, fate turns against him...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 7, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Ellie McDoodle is stuck camping with her cousins and her aunt and uncle for a whole week. Thank goodness she has her sketchbook with her so she can spy on/observe these people and make notes about what she sees. That’s the only way she is going to survive the...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 7, 2009 | Non-Fiction
Jimmy Winkfield was born in 1882, the youngest of seventeen children. He was African American and he was small for his age. But, put him on a horse and he felt big and powerful. He was determined to ride and he watched the jockeys around him and learned from them. At...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 7, 2009 | Picture Book
Hilariously, the song is all about the happy bees who everyone loves. Meanwhile, the pictures tell another story. The bees are stinging everyone and sending them all on the run. Yes, the bees have a happy life. But everyone else is running for their lives.
