by Barb Langridge | Nov 2, 2009 | Picture Book
Get ready for some tugging and some pulling and some popping and some laughing. The poor frog is huge and when she pops out of the book you see her problem immediately. She is too big for the book. What to do? Her friends decide to help her. The enormous frog keeps...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 2, 2009 | Non-Fiction
DId you know that when a bee is born, thousands of other bees in the hive touch it to make it feel welcome? Isn’t that wonderful? This is a simple, but highly informative book, all about the lives of bees. They fly out of the hive and go about their pollen...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 2, 2009 | Picture Book
What does Papa really do all day? He says he gets aboard the Lolly Golly every day after his son goes to school and he and his crew sail off. They sleep out under the stars and sometimes have to fight other pirates. Even more strange, Mom is a pirate too. Is it really...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 2, 2009 | Sports
The Story: Sam loves playing for the Cowboys. His teammates always pull together and play to win. Their effort pays off big-time when they beat their arch rival in a hard-fought game. But their celebration doesn’t last long. Sam makes a discovery that threatens...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 1, 2009 | Picture Book
Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, began life in Kenya surrounded by wonderful trees. Sadly, as she grew up she watched all the trees around her being cut down. The trees are gone and the birds are gone and now the land is barren. She...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 1, 2009 | Picture Book
There are twelve black and white images in this book including the image of a carrot, a human face, a duck and some with shapes. What a wonderful way to stimulate the mind of an infant. The variety of the pictures is sure to fascinate the youngest listener. The art is...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 1, 2009 | Picture Book
Otis is a very special little tractor who loves his life working on the farm. One night the farmer brings a beautiful baby calf into the barn where Otis sleeps. The calf is soothed by the puffs of Otis in his sleep and the two become fast friends. Then, one day the...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 1, 2009 | Picture Book
This is a great lift the flap peekabook farm book for the youngest listeners. I can even see this being used for a storytime at the library or at a preschool for babies or toddlers. “I went to the barnyard and what did I see?” Peekaboo!
by Barb Langridge | Nov 1, 2009 | Picture Book
No one wants to be laughed at. It doesn’t feel good. That’s what the kangaroo and the mouse and the duck learn when the mouse can’t swim and the kangaroo can’t catch his own tail and the duck can’t jump over the log. But they can do other...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 1, 2009 | Picture Book
Oh wow! If you have a child who loves to experience a book with his or her sense, this is a fabulous choice. As you turn the pages, the forest scenes pop out at you and the sounds of the night ring out. I’m not kidding. The wolves howl and the crickets chirp....
