Interviews
Author Interview: Darwin Walton
In this video, Barb Langridge of ABookAndAHug.com chats with children's author Darwin Walton.
Teaching Kids How To Read (With Ruth Gilmore Ingulsrud)
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 reading.
Reading In The Wild
Follow Barb on her outdoor adventures and discover some amazing new books in her latest video series!
Reading In The Wild—Scholastic Spring 2020 Preview
Can't find anything to read? How about some books about unicorns and ninjas! Barb explores two books as she reads in the wild: Unicorn Diaries: Bo And The Dragon Pup and Moby Shinobi: Surf's up! (Video courtesy of Scholastic. Used...
Reading In The Wild—Explorers
Barb explores a beautiful island while talking about the book Explorers by Matthew Cordell in which a family does some exploring of their own in a magical museum full of possibilities. Pick up a copy from your local library...
Reading In The Wild—Alphabet of Peculiar Creatures for Ages 3-8
Reading in the Wild …this time we’re in search of peculiar creatures. Listen for the clues and see if you can guess where Barb is reading in the wild.
Reading In The Wild—Level 13: A Slacker Novel for Ages 8-12
What’s that noise? Listen for the clues and see if you can figure out where Barb is reading in the wild this time.
Barb on TV!
New award winning children’s books offer parents help during pandemic
Many parents have taken over as makeshift teachers during the pandemic to help their children learn during virtual learning, and many turned to children's books to help. Now, the latest children's book awards have been...
See which books won in big competition
The Super Bowl of children's books recently took place, and Barb Langridge with A Book and a Hug has a look at some of the winning books.
These Award-Winning Books Are Great for Children
Barb Langridge, creator of ABookandAHug.com, introduces us to several award-winning books that are perfect for children.
Books Alive!
Books Alive! with David Wiesner
Books Alive! with David Wiesner
Book Talk with Walter Dean Myers and Chris Myers
A rare interview with some incredible authors. (Original air date: October 2007)
Books Alive! with Alex London
Talented and hilarious writer of the Accidental Adventures series, the historically based Dog Tag series and his latest sci-fi thriller, Proxy.