by Barb Langridge | Jun 29, 2009 | Short Stories
This is a great collection of short stories written by some really top-notch writers. The stories make you think a bit, ask some questions and entertain even the pickiest of readers. They’re a mixture of fantasy, adventure, whimsy and challenge. This is nice if you...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 29, 2009 | Picture Book
Ah, the fun continues in this series of truck stories by the irrepressible Jon Scieszka. This time the cement mixer, Melvin, is worried. He doesn’t want to charge down the hill and leap off the road, hoping to land safely on the other side. Yikes! There’s a bit of The...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 29, 2009 | Picture Book
The idea behind this book is to write something that wriggly little guys will sit still for. What better story line than two trucks, Jack and Dan, who love to smash and crash all through the book. There is an entire cast of truck characters waiting to be met and a bit...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 29, 2009 | Picture Book
by Barb Langridge | Jun 29, 2009 | Fiction
If you haven’t read Franny before, then let me introduce you. Franny is not your ordinary run of the mill girl. She has a whole lot more on her mind than dolls. In fact, what she loves most in the world is science and all things scientific. She is a mad...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 29, 2009 | Fiction
With her love of science as her guide, Franny comes to school for Hobby Day armed with her two-headed robot. No one in the class seems the least bit impressed which really gets under Franny’s skin. She had hoped to evoke their inner mad scientists so everyone...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 29, 2009 | Fiction
That tough nut Franny K. Stein is about to be reduced to a puddle of embarrassment as the school Science Fair Awarad Ceremony requires her to reveal to all that the initial K. for her middle name….stands for ….are you ready….Kissypie. Oh my gosh. How...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 29, 2009 | Fiction
Franny has a problem…it’s a teeny tiny problem…which Igor her dog and lab assistant has eaten. It’s her Doomsday Device and Igor has just snarfed it down. It could go off at any time. There are only two ways this device is coming back...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 29, 2009 | Action / Adventure
As Tilt, Perry, Sammi, and Dominic prepare to ascend Mt. Everest, they must deal with low supplies, high altitude, dangerous terrain, government officials, sabotage, and an approaching storm.–from the publisher 160 pages 978-0545392341 Ages 8 and...
by Barb Langridge | Jun 29, 2009 | Action / Adventure
As Tilt, Dominic, Sammi, and Perry ready themselves to ascend Everest, they must deal with altitude sickness, an unknown person’s messages to the tabloids about their expedition, and a troubled rescue attempt.–from the publisher 160 pages 978-0545392334...
