by Barb Langridge | Jul 17, 2009 | Fantasy
“Beauty has never liked her nickname. She is thin and awkward; it is her two sisters who are the beautiful ones. But what she lacks in looks, she can perhaps make up for in courage. When her father comes home with the tale of an enchanted castle in the forest...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 17, 2009 | Picture Book
Kokomba Junior is the new addition to the family of elephants. He was much loved by all of them, especially his mother who would put him every night to sleep, rocking him on her trunk. The little elephant was eager to know everything about all the things around him...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 17, 2009 | Picture Book
“My name is Seymour Sleuth. I am the greatest detective in the world.” Travel to Egypt with the famous wombat detective Seymour Sleuth, and his able assistant, Abbott Muggs, to solve the baffling case of the missing Stone Chicken of King Karfu. Follow...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 17, 2009 | Historical Fiction
She barely knew her mother and father. Her brother died on the train going to the foster family. It’s 1939 and Liesel, age nine, has arrived at the home of her foster family in a working-class neighborhood. Her foster father is kind and compassionate. Her...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 9, 2009 | Action / Adventure
“Following a wild and raging storm, the Swiss family Robinson are stranded at sea. But the thundering waves have swept them off to a tropical island, where a new life awaits them. Their ship is laden with supplies and the island is packed with treasures, so they...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Non-Fiction
Everyone knows that we send our astronauts out into space, but how many people know that an aquanaut goes deep into the ocean? You’ve heard of the International Space Station, but do you know about the Tektite Laboratory, an underwater space station? Join Dr. Sylvia...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Poetry
How many of our children know the name Basho? Probably very few, and yet he is one of Japan’s best-loved poets. This is a simple tale of Basho’s journey throughout Japan, laced with his haiku and the delicate drawings of Demi. It’s an exquisite glimpse for our...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Poetry
You know, I worked at an independent children’s bookstore for about nine years and in that time a few books stood out for me. This is one of those books. The poems are short and are about different things in nature. They’re about the moon or symmetry or a song. The...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 30, 2009 | Picture Book
