by Barb Langridge | Apr 16, 2022 | Historical Fiction
An inspiring coming-of-age story from award-winning author Margarita Engle about a girl falling in love for the first time while finding the courage to protest for women’s right to vote in 1920s Cuba. Rima loves to ride horses alongside her abuela and Las Mambisas,...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 16, 2022 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
The Care and Keeping of Freddy For fans of Kate DiCamillo and Sharon Creech comes this sweet and funny middle grade novel about a young girl, her pet bearded dragon, and the friends who make her summer one to remember. Georgia Weathers’s worry machine has been on full...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 16, 2022 | Fantasy
A vibrant and enchanting debut novel about an orphan girl who discovers a magical circus, perfect for fans of Kelly Barnhill and Rebecca Stead! Maddy Adriana knows that magic is real. All her life, her heart has pulled her towards things too perfect to be ordinary....
by Barb Langridge | Apr 16, 2022 | Historical Fiction
Over the centuries, a small clan of spies called the Tabula Rasa has worked ceaselessly to fight oppression. They can pass unseen through enemy lines and “become” other people without being recognized. They are, essentially, faceless. Alice and Louise Winfield are...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 16, 2022 | Humor
“My name is Harper Drew. I’m using my new journal to take note of all the totally ridiculous things that seem to go on around me with my family and friends. I seem to be the ONLY ONE who sees this all of this stuff for what it is. Completely BEYOND normal....
by Barb Langridge | Apr 16, 2022 | Fantasy
A long ago “accident.” An isolated girl named Aviva. A community that wants to help, but doesn’t know how. And a ghostly dybbuk, that no one but Aviva can see, causing mayhem and mischief that everyone blames on her. That is the setting for this...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 16, 2022 | Fantasy
The Lost Ryu Kohei Fujiwara has never seen a big ryū in real life. Those dragons all disappeared from Japan after World War II, and twenty years later, they’ve become the stuff of legend. Their smaller cousins, who can fit in your palm, are all that remain. And...
by Mike Costanzo | Apr 15, 2022 | Interviews
In this video, Barb Langridge of ABookAndAHug.com chats with children’s author Darwin...
by Mike Costanzo | Apr 15, 2022 | Interviews
Ruth Gilmore Ingulsrud (https://jjoe.jo) shares with Barb Langridge (https://abookandahug.com/) some of her insights and experiences with Barb about how to help kids really get interested in books and in...
by Barb Langridge | Apr 15, 2022 | Picture Book
From Newbery Medal–winning author Patricia MacLachlan comes a cozy picture book of love, light, and community during New Year’s and taking the past with us as we step into the future, brought to life with tender and intricate cut paper illustrations. On the very last...
