by Barb Langridge | Nov 6, 2009 | Picture Book
by Dave Keane and illus by David Clark If you know a young fellow who is always on the move and thinking up exciting adventures, this is just the book for you. Bobby Bramble’s entire family has warned him to be careful or he’ll end up cracking his head...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 6, 2009 | Picture Book
It’s baking day and Grandma is getting everything ready to make some cookies. Her dog and cat join in the fun and become the narrators who explain for us where each ingredient comes from revealing how inter-connected we are. Just to make one chocolate chip...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 6, 2009 | Picture Book
“No pay, no sleigh.” Santa’s reindeer have gone on strike. They refuse to pull the sleigh. So, Santa turns to the other animals in the kingdom for substitutes. He tries the dogs, the cats and even the kangaroos. Nobody can do the job like those...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 6, 2009 | Picture Book
Turkey is in big trouble. He’s a turkey and it’s almost Thanksgiving. Think main course. He’s a wily fellow though and he figures if he can just disguise himself as another farm animal, he’ll escape the platter. So, he tries pretending to be a...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 6, 2009 | Picture Book
Nighttime has come to the home of a family of bunnies and it’s time to get ready for bed. It’s time for the flowers and the birds to finish their day and the bunnies need to tidy up their toys and brush their fur and snuggle in for a bedtime story. The...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 5, 2009 | Non-Fiction
Asian elephants have always been hard workers. For centuries they worked in the jungles of Thailand helping to cut down the forests. But, when people in Thailand became aware of the loss of habitat caused by cutting down the trees, they stopped clearing the forests...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 5, 2009 | Non-Fiction
On December 26, 2004, a giant wave crashed onto the shore of Kenya and swept away a herd of hippos. One little hippo was left all alone stranded on a coral reef. He needed help to get back to shore. Hundreds of villagers worked together to capture the little hippo and...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2009 | Fiction
Vincent Shadow may be a middle schooler but he’s also a brilliant inventor. The trouble is this time he has turned himself blue and he’s concerned about the nickname he’s about to get at school- will Jeff Benz name him Wigboy after the Huli Wigman...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 4, 2009 | Fantasy
The territory of Veelox has achieved perfect harmony. Fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon arrives on this territory in pursuit of the evil Saint Dane, but all is peaceful on Veelox — because it’s deserted. The inhabitants have discovered a way to enter their...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 4, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
If a boy kisses himself on his elbow, he’ll turn into a girl. If a girl kisses herself on her elbow, she’ll turn into a boy. Oooh gross. Marvin Redpost would never want to turn into a girl. Then, why does he keep trying to kiss himself on the elbow. The idea of...
