by Barb Langridge | May 11, 2009 | Humor
“This classic book features silly tongue twisters that will have young readers—and their parents—giggling with glee. When a fox in socks meets Knox in a box, hilarity ensues. Add chicks with bricks and blocks and clocks, and you’re sure to get your words...
by Barb Langridge | May 10, 2009 | Humor
““From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere” . . . So begins this classic Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. Beginning with just five fish and continuing into flights of fancy, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish celebrates how much fun...
by Barb Langridge | May 9, 2009 | Humor
““Do you like green eggs and ham?” asks Sam-I-am in this Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. In a house or with a mouse? In a boat or with a goat? On a train or in a tree? Sam keeps asking persistently. With unmistakable characters and signature rhymes, Dr. Seuss’s...
by Barb Langridge | May 8, 2009 | Picture Book
“Step right up for Dr. Seuss’s classic rhyming picture-book tale of young Morris McGurk’s big circus dreams. This circus has more than a mere lion tamer and trapeze artist! At the Circus McGurkus, you’ll be intrigued by the wink-hooded Hoodwink, terrified by the...
by Barb Langridge | May 7, 2009 | Historical Fiction
“Introduction and Notes by Keith Wren, University of Kent at Canterbury A historical romance, The Three Musketeers tells the story of the early adventures of the young Gascon gentleman, D’Artagnan and his three friends from the regiment of the King’s...
by Barb Langridge | May 6, 2009 | Fantasy
“Originally published in 1968, Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea marks the first of the six now beloved Earthsea titles. Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he...
by Barb Langridge | May 5, 2009 | Action / Adventure
“The most popular pirate story ever written in English, featuring one of literature’s most beloved “bad guys,” Treasure Island has been happily devoured by several generations of boys—and girls—and grownups. Its unforgettable characters include: young Jim...
by Mike Test | Apr 28, 2009 | Fiction
This series isn’t new but I just found them and I want others to find them too. Do you have to do everything perfectly? These two fairies are very different people AND they are friends. But sometimes they have a hard time with who each other is. Posh happily makes...
by Mike Test | Apr 28, 2009 | Fiction
Josh has a problem and that problem is a brew-drinking, fowl-mouthed chicken named Semolina. She talks to him. Only him. When eggs go missing from the henhouse, no one believes Josh when he tries to explain that he knows the answer to mystery. Behind the scenes Josh...
by Mike Test | Apr 28, 2009 | Picture Book
