by Barb Langridge | Oct 26, 2009 | Picture Book
One little, two little, three little Pilgrims…you know how it goes…but did you know about one little, two little, three little Wampanoags? This is the story of the Pilgrim children and the Indian children and how they all worked together to celebrate the...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 26, 2009 | Picture Book
Generations of African American women courageously raised their children and gave them strength, determination, and a sense of their heritage. This is the story of generations of these women beginning with slavery and revealing how the African Americans took their...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 26, 2009 | Picture Book
“The earth changes, Grandpa said, as he planted this garden. Like us it lives, it grows.” Grandpa also says that “a part of it never dies. Everything and everyone goes on and on.” This is the story of a young African American girl who has lost...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 26, 2009 | Picture Book
It’s Sunday in the park and one by one the relatives are gathering to have a picnic and share the afternoon together. Grandma brings her biscuits and chicken and everyone hopes Aunt Martha doesn’t bring that apple pie-it’s always so dry but no one...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 26, 2009 | Picture Book
Out of the war in Iraq comes the story of a marine, Major Brian Dennis and a dog, Nubs. If you grew up reading The Incredible Journey then it will come as no surprise to you that this small, thin, weary dog followed the trail of a marine convoy for 70 miles to be with...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 26, 2009 | Fantasy
The powerful Perenelle Flamel is working her way out of captivity on the island of Alcatraz. She’s up against a dark army amassed by the Dark Elders but is using her vast powers and sharp wits to overcome her foes. Machiavelli is enroute to subdue her aided and...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 26, 2009 | Picture Book
The first graders in Mrs. Hildebrand’s class arrive for class one day and find out their teacher is gone. The principal explains that Mrs. Hildebrand is very sick and that she is going to be in the hospital. It turns out that their teacher has cancer and they...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 26, 2009 | Picture Book
It’s Career Day at Marion’s school and she can’t wait to tell what career she is going to choose when she grows up. Willis goes first and tells everyone he’s going to be a firefighter. When it’s Marion turn, she announces she is going to...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 25, 2009 | Picture Book
Sometimes you pick up a book and you read maybe three pages into it and you get that wonderful satisfied feeling and then you can’t wait to see what else is coming. This is one of those books. For every little person in the world this is a celebration of their...
by Barb Langridge | Oct 25, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
This is the sequel to I Hadn’t Meant To Tell You This. The courageous Lena has taken her younger sister, Dion, and escaped from their sexually abusive father. Lena is only thirteen years old but her grasp on what she needs to do, her determination and her...
