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Hug Machine
Who have YOU hugged today? Open your arms to this delightfully tender, goofy, and sweet book from Scott Campbell.Watch out world, here he comes! The Hug Machine! Whether you are big, or small, or square, or long, or spikey, or soft, no one can resist his unbelievable hugs! HUG ACCOMPLISHED! This endearing story encourages a warm, caring, and buoyantly affectionate approach to life. Everyone deserves a hug—and this book!
36 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 1, 2014
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Scott Campbell
10 books51 followersScott Campbell (born December 28, 1973), known professionally as Scott C., is an American artist and production designer, known for his work for LucasArts and Double Fine Productions.
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For books by Scott Campbell authored as Scott C., see his other author page.
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For books by Scott Campbell authored as Scott C., see his other author page.
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June 12, 2014
Do you remember that old Shel Silverstein poem “Hug O’ War”? This may be considered sacrilege but did you ever notice how the guy could do something brilliant one moment, like “Sister For Sale” and then turn around and do something just doggone maudlin like “Hug O’ War” the next? Here’s a taste of what I mean: “Where everyone hugs / Instead of tugs / Where everyone giggles / And rolls on the rug”. You get the picture. The trouble is that hugs are hard. Adults love ‘em. Kids love ‘em. But writing about them inevitably drops you into sad saccharine territory where even great men like Silverstein find themselves inextricably mired in goo. It takes a sure and steady hand to navigate such territory. For that reason I think you need to take a close look at what Scott Campbell’s done with Hug Machine. There’s nothing wrong with writing a sweet picture book so long as it’s smart and/or funny. It’s harder than just pouring sugar in there and hoping people go along for the ride, which may explain why the market is glutted with schmaltz. Forget the “cute” picture books that make obvious overtures for your heartstrings. Opt instead for something that comes by its adorableness honestly. Hug Machine, man. It’s just the best.
Just call this kid a hugaphiliac. If there’s something out there he can wrap his arms around, he’s going to hug it. In fact, he’s so incredibly good at hugging that he has dubbed himself a “Hug Machine”. “No one can resist my unbelievable hugging,” says he, and he’s right. And what does the Hug Machine do on an average day? Well, it might hug everyone on the street. It might hug animals that are easy (turtles) and animals that are hard (porcupines). What does it eat? Pizza. And what does it hug? Everything! But when the day is done and the Hug Machine can hug no more, it takes a special set of arms to get the Hug Machine back in business again.
Some folks just take to the picture book form like a duck to water. I wish I could say that every cartoonist out there has the knack, but it just ain’t so. Many’s the time I’ve picked up a book from an artist I admired, hoping against hope that the transfer from adult to children’s books was seamless, only to find they just didn’t have what it took to speak to the small fry. Now the nice thing about Scott Campbell is that he’s sort of eased his way into the form. Under the name “Scott C.” he has penned many a grand book for grown-ups, like The Great Showdowns. Now we see his picture book authorial debut in Hug Machine. The verdict? I’m happy to report that all is well and right with the world. Here is a man who knows how to pack humor and heart all within a scant 40 pages.
This isn’t Campbell’s first time at the rodeo, of course. The man has tackled the wide and wonderful world of picture books before. If he wasn’t drawing romance stricken zombies on the one hand (Kelly diPucchio’s Zombie in Love) then it was Bob Dylan lyrics (If Dogs Run Free) or, my personal favorite, dragons with conflict resolution issues (Robyn Eversole’s East Dragon, West Dragon). What do these all have in common? Probably just the simple fact that Campbell was doing the art on these books. Not the writing. And in at least one or two cases the art clearly outshone the texts. So how does he fare when he’s doing his own book? Magnificently, I’m happy to report. Because while I loved the art here, it was the text that made it work. Consider, for example, the section where The Hug Machine (there really isn’t any better term for him) encounters a porcupine. The porcupine laments, “I am so spiky. No one ever hugs me.” Turn the page and the boy has outfitted himself in a catcher’s mask, pillow on the middle, and oven mitts. The text reads, “They are missing out!” It is a wonderful phrase and not one you’d necessarily expect to see in a picture book. For whatever reason it reminded me of the wonderful wordplay of fellow picture book author/illustrator Bob Shea. To my mind it takes a special kind of talent to pluck just the right words out of the ether and to apply them at the perfect moment.
I mentioned earlier that Campbell, under the name of “Scott C.” created such amusing fare as The Great Showdowns. A bit of that aesthetic comes to mind when you check out the endpapers of this book. It necessitated an explanation to my three-year-old about what exactly a checklist is. You see, on the front endpapers of Hug Machine you see a range of different characters, each next to a little box. Turn to the back of the book and on these endpapers each character has been checked off. A child reader could easily spend hours matching each character to its appearance in the book. By the same token, kids could also have a great deal of fun just counting the number of hugs in this book in total.
I’ve little doubt that there will be an adult out there who is disturbed by the notion of a kid hugging complete strangers. I would point out, though, that we don’t actually know whether or not the people he’s hugging are strangers or not. For all we know he lives in a small town and is knows every person’s name, from the picnickers to the joggers to the construction workers. And that pretty much encapsulates any possible objections I could possibly find to the book. It would be an ideal readaloud for storytime (I’m jealous of the librarians and booksellers who will get to use it) to say nothing of reading it one-on-one. A real keeper. Share it with your own resident hug machine today.
For ages 3-6.
Just call this kid a hugaphiliac. If there’s something out there he can wrap his arms around, he’s going to hug it. In fact, he’s so incredibly good at hugging that he has dubbed himself a “Hug Machine”. “No one can resist my unbelievable hugging,” says he, and he’s right. And what does the Hug Machine do on an average day? Well, it might hug everyone on the street. It might hug animals that are easy (turtles) and animals that are hard (porcupines). What does it eat? Pizza. And what does it hug? Everything! But when the day is done and the Hug Machine can hug no more, it takes a special set of arms to get the Hug Machine back in business again.
Some folks just take to the picture book form like a duck to water. I wish I could say that every cartoonist out there has the knack, but it just ain’t so. Many’s the time I’ve picked up a book from an artist I admired, hoping against hope that the transfer from adult to children’s books was seamless, only to find they just didn’t have what it took to speak to the small fry. Now the nice thing about Scott Campbell is that he’s sort of eased his way into the form. Under the name “Scott C.” he has penned many a grand book for grown-ups, like The Great Showdowns. Now we see his picture book authorial debut in Hug Machine. The verdict? I’m happy to report that all is well and right with the world. Here is a man who knows how to pack humor and heart all within a scant 40 pages.
This isn’t Campbell’s first time at the rodeo, of course. The man has tackled the wide and wonderful world of picture books before. If he wasn’t drawing romance stricken zombies on the one hand (Kelly diPucchio’s Zombie in Love) then it was Bob Dylan lyrics (If Dogs Run Free) or, my personal favorite, dragons with conflict resolution issues (Robyn Eversole’s East Dragon, West Dragon). What do these all have in common? Probably just the simple fact that Campbell was doing the art on these books. Not the writing. And in at least one or two cases the art clearly outshone the texts. So how does he fare when he’s doing his own book? Magnificently, I’m happy to report. Because while I loved the art here, it was the text that made it work. Consider, for example, the section where The Hug Machine (there really isn’t any better term for him) encounters a porcupine. The porcupine laments, “I am so spiky. No one ever hugs me.” Turn the page and the boy has outfitted himself in a catcher’s mask, pillow on the middle, and oven mitts. The text reads, “They are missing out!” It is a wonderful phrase and not one you’d necessarily expect to see in a picture book. For whatever reason it reminded me of the wonderful wordplay of fellow picture book author/illustrator Bob Shea. To my mind it takes a special kind of talent to pluck just the right words out of the ether and to apply them at the perfect moment.
I mentioned earlier that Campbell, under the name of “Scott C.” created such amusing fare as The Great Showdowns. A bit of that aesthetic comes to mind when you check out the endpapers of this book. It necessitated an explanation to my three-year-old about what exactly a checklist is. You see, on the front endpapers of Hug Machine you see a range of different characters, each next to a little box. Turn to the back of the book and on these endpapers each character has been checked off. A child reader could easily spend hours matching each character to its appearance in the book. By the same token, kids could also have a great deal of fun just counting the number of hugs in this book in total.
I’ve little doubt that there will be an adult out there who is disturbed by the notion of a kid hugging complete strangers. I would point out, though, that we don’t actually know whether or not the people he’s hugging are strangers or not. For all we know he lives in a small town and is knows every person’s name, from the picnickers to the joggers to the construction workers. And that pretty much encapsulates any possible objections I could possibly find to the book. It would be an ideal readaloud for storytime (I’m jealous of the librarians and booksellers who will get to use it) to say nothing of reading it one-on-one. A real keeper. Share it with your own resident hug machine today.
For ages 3-6.
September 20, 2015
An extremely creepy book where a boy goes around hugging everything and everyone, even those who seem to really not want to be hugged in the first place.
No child should ever be given the message that it's OK to touch people like this without their consent. It is especially troublesome that the 'hug machine' is a little boy claiming that he is hugging everyone because his 'hugs are unbelievable' and 'drive people nuts'. Equally disturbing is the 'no one can escape my hugs!' part. Seriously?!? And then this little boy, and those getting this message, grow up and force themselves on women because 'boys will be boys' and he is 'unbelievable', his actions 'drive the women nuts' and 'no one can escape his prowess'. Who thought writing, and publishing, an early childhood manual contributing to rape culture and teaching young boys to force themselves upon people was a good idea?!? What a terrible message. What a terrible book.
No child should ever be given the message that it's OK to touch people like this without their consent. It is especially troublesome that the 'hug machine' is a little boy claiming that he is hugging everyone because his 'hugs are unbelievable' and 'drive people nuts'. Equally disturbing is the 'no one can escape my hugs!' part. Seriously?!? And then this little boy, and those getting this message, grow up and force themselves on women because 'boys will be boys' and he is 'unbelievable', his actions 'drive the women nuts' and 'no one can escape his prowess'. Who thought writing, and publishing, an early childhood manual contributing to rape culture and teaching young boys to force themselves upon people was a good idea?!? What a terrible message. What a terrible book.
September 9, 2014
Hug. A simple act that can mean and do so much.
This little boy, aka The Hug Machine, has mad hugging skills! He’s the best hugger in all the land. He will find a way to hug anyone and everyone. From whales to ice cream trucks, he hugs them all! :)
This simple, silly, warm hearted book really caught me off guard. So straight forward and adorable. The look on our hug hero’s face is priceless—so peaceful and cute. The soft, muted colors with big, bright white backgrounds make every face and hug pop off the page. I loved it!
Highly recommended read that will inspire hugs, hugs, *HUGS* galore.
November 14, 2017
Look, the idea behind this--that hugging is good, and even huggers need hugs--is fine. What isn't fine is that the main character is hugging literally everyone in the book without their consent. Most of the people he hugs just stand there, bewildered or slightly discomfited, while the protagonist chortles about how important hugs are and how everyone wants them.
Not everyone wants hugs. And it's ok for people to say that they don't want hugs.
I used this book as a lesson for my boys about what not to do to people, about how they should always remember to ask, and not assume that everyone wants what they do. So I guess it was useful for that.
Not everyone wants hugs. And it's ok for people to say that they don't want hugs.
I used this book as a lesson for my boys about what not to do to people, about how they should always remember to ask, and not assume that everyone wants what they do. So I guess it was useful for that.
April 7, 2025
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December 8, 2014Everyone enjoys hugs – and they enjoy them even more when they’re drawn in Scott Campbell’s crazy, cartoon-y art style.
This story of a boy who is THE HUG MACHINE and hugs everything in sight is charming and delightful!
This story of a boy who is THE HUG MACHINE and hugs everything in sight is charming and delightful!
December 27, 2018
Super cute and even lough-out-loud funny. I especially love the expressions on the faces of all the unwitting hugees. But therein also lies my one, admittedly nitpicky, issue with the book--I just really wish the kiddo had asked any of the hug recipients in this book for their permission before hugging them. Because ideas of consent are formed in childhood, it saddens me that this book missed an opportunity. Otherwise, it's a very fun book that would make a great, high-energy read-aloud.
Edited to add: A coworker and I were just discussing my reservations about this book, in regard to how it deals with (or rather doesn't deal with) issues of consent. She pointed out how in one of the final illustrations, the hugging child is shown hugging a strange dog in the park. Yikes! That's a recipe for injury if the dog feels threatened. Or, if it's a service animal that's such a bad message--that it's acceptable to touch without asking. My three stars remain, but with some major side-eye to the author.
Edited to add: A coworker and I were just discussing my reservations about this book, in regard to how it deals with (or rather doesn't deal with) issues of consent. She pointed out how in one of the final illustrations, the hugging child is shown hugging a strange dog in the park. Yikes! That's a recipe for injury if the dog feels threatened. Or, if it's a service animal that's such a bad message--that it's acceptable to touch without asking. My three stars remain, but with some major side-eye to the author.
January 26, 2024
It's cute, but it would've been cuter with consent, ya know? Not everyone looked happy to be hugged.
February 18, 2022
A sweet and cute book about a boy who loves to hug! He is a real hug machine~
I was looking for something cute to read for Valentine’s Day, or at least, have a cute review up for my blog on Valentine’s Day as it is 9-2 today, and I came across this book! About hugs!
I loved that the book started with a hug checklist! This boy has plans~ Everything and everyone is getting a big ol’ hug from the little fella~ I was definitely curious about some of his items, like we see a bear? A snake? A whale? I was wondering how he would get his checklist done.
And so we see him hug everything. From small to big. From alive to not so alive. He is a true hugging machine and I had a laugh at all he encountered on his walks. I am not entirely sure how people felt about his hugs. We see most people just looking bewildered but a few people (and animals) seem moved and happy to have gotten a hug. I loved that he wasn’t afraid to hug the spikiest or the biggest things he encountered, he thought of a brilliant way to give them all that love!
I loved that we got to see maps with how he hugged people. His path is all over the place but all he cares about is hugging!
Pizza is always a great answer! I would also say that. Yum. Now I am hungry for pizza. looks around
The ending just made me smile so so much and boy I loved it! That was just the way to end this book!
The art was really adorable and the style really fitted with the book! It made me go aww a lot.
All in all, this is a book I would highly recommend on this beautiful day of love and happiness! Come get your hug from the hug machine~
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I was looking for something cute to read for Valentine’s Day, or at least, have a cute review up for my blog on Valentine’s Day as it is 9-2 today, and I came across this book! About hugs!
I loved that the book started with a hug checklist! This boy has plans~ Everything and everyone is getting a big ol’ hug from the little fella~ I was definitely curious about some of his items, like we see a bear? A snake? A whale? I was wondering how he would get his checklist done.
And so we see him hug everything. From small to big. From alive to not so alive. He is a true hugging machine and I had a laugh at all he encountered on his walks. I am not entirely sure how people felt about his hugs. We see most people just looking bewildered but a few people (and animals) seem moved and happy to have gotten a hug. I loved that he wasn’t afraid to hug the spikiest or the biggest things he encountered, he thought of a brilliant way to give them all that love!
I loved that we got to see maps with how he hugged people. His path is all over the place but all he cares about is hugging!
Pizza is always a great answer! I would also say that. Yum. Now I am hungry for pizza. looks around
The ending just made me smile so so much and boy I loved it! That was just the way to end this book!
The art was really adorable and the style really fitted with the book! It made me go aww a lot.
All in all, this is a book I would highly recommend on this beautiful day of love and happiness! Come get your hug from the hug machine~
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
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April 1, 2024ظريف لدرجة أنه خلاني أضحك بصوت عالي. يعني، ظريف لأقصى درجة.
May 14, 2025
I think my son’s first word was whoa because of this book. I think I’ve read it 500 times and have it memorized now.
September 6, 2015
Everyone needs a hug. But I'm not sure if this is the book to get that message across.
First of all, I was distracted by the freaky long arms of the kid. Sorry, it creeped me out.
Second, I don't like how he runs up to every person (and object) he sees and hugs it. I would only, ONLY read this book to a child with a disclaimer that it's not all right to hug strangers. Seriously. How dangerous if that?
So overall, didn't like this book.
The message isn't bad. Just poorly executed and without discretion. I hate to say that our world is not a safe enough place for this. Nor is everyone good about receiving hugs randomly. I have autistic kids, one of which isn't big on invasions of personal space, where a hug is torture for him.
So...no to this book. Just no. There's just too much here I didn't like.
First of all, I was distracted by the freaky long arms of the kid. Sorry, it creeped me out.
Second, I don't like how he runs up to every person (and object) he sees and hugs it. I would only, ONLY read this book to a child with a disclaimer that it's not all right to hug strangers. Seriously. How dangerous if that?
So overall, didn't like this book.
The message isn't bad. Just poorly executed and without discretion. I hate to say that our world is not a safe enough place for this. Nor is everyone good about receiving hugs randomly. I have autistic kids, one of which isn't big on invasions of personal space, where a hug is torture for him.
So...no to this book. Just no. There's just too much here I didn't like.
January 27, 2018
I'm a huge fan of Hug Machine and my fandom of Hug Machine has grown to incorporate all the children at my school. Now, I'm happy to say, Hug Machine is a board book, and a whole new group of our youngest readers can hear this lovely story of a child who hugs everything he sees.
June 9, 2019
A young boy who absolutely loves to hug everyone and everything he encounters chronicles his hugging adventures in this amusing picture-book from author/artist Scott Campbell. "I am the Hug Machine," he declares at the beginning of the book, going on to describes the many different people and objects he has embraced. At the end of a long day of hugging, the boy is quite tired - but not too tired to be hugged himself!
Although not particularly strong as a story - really, it's more a string of hugs, represented in both textual and visual form - The Hug Machine is a picture-book with charm, particularly for children (or their parents) who like to hug. Scott Campbell's artwork, done in watercolor, is quirky and amusing, particularly in its depiction of the reactions of many of the 'Hug Machine's' victims (I mean recipients!). In some ways, this one reminded me of Nicholas Oldland's Big Bear Hug, another amusing picture-book about an over-eager hugger. Recommended to children who enjoy stories with a silly sense of humor, or who love to hug themselves.
Although not particularly strong as a story - really, it's more a string of hugs, represented in both textual and visual form - The Hug Machine is a picture-book with charm, particularly for children (or their parents) who like to hug. Scott Campbell's artwork, done in watercolor, is quirky and amusing, particularly in its depiction of the reactions of many of the 'Hug Machine's' victims (I mean recipients!). In some ways, this one reminded me of Nicholas Oldland's Big Bear Hug, another amusing picture-book about an over-eager hugger. Recommended to children who enjoy stories with a silly sense of humor, or who love to hug themselves.
December 18, 2014
I was surprised by this book. Looking at the pink cover, I was expecting this book to be over-the-top sweet. Yes, it is sweet, but it is also playfully humorous. The young narrator has dubbed himself the Hug Machine because he is the master of hugs who can hug anything anywhere and his hugs are truly transformational. As much as I enjoy the deadpan humor of the text, it is the illustrations that truly soar. My current favorite is the Hug Machine hugging the whale, but the one with the porcupine is priceless.
April 1, 2015
Very charming, sweet story. Was testing Kindle checkouts from my library, so I read this on my phone. The artwork was well rendered, even in the smaller format!
I'll be purchasing the physical book for my personal collection - the kids will love this!
Later (March 31) - our hard copy arrived, and I had my niece read it aloud to me while we admired the illustrations together. Even better in picture book size!
I'll be purchasing the physical book for my personal collection - the kids will love this!
Later (March 31) - our hard copy arrived, and I had my niece read it aloud to me while we admired the illustrations together. Even better in picture book size!
December 9, 2019
I’m surprised how this book got this high rating! The message is totally wrong and confusing for the little children! It contradicts what we, families, and school teach them about personal space, not talking or touching strangers, consent, well manner and not forcing yourself or your needs or your beliefs on other people!
May 24, 2015
Here is are my problems with this book: 1. It encourages hugging people who do not wish to be hugged and 2. It encourages hugging strangers. I have seen both of these issues in children, and it does not help to read a book like this.
November 6, 2019
An odd looking child expounds on his propensity for giving hugs. This was a creepy book considering the need for teaching about consent. This story makes it seem as if it's fine to go around hugging people without asking their permission.
Not recommended at all.
Not recommended at all.
March 5, 2020
Not crazy about this book. The little boy wants to hug everybody and everything. And what really is bad is that none of the people he hugs are smiling or are happy to get the hug. Not a good message to give kids.
September 27, 2023
I just really wish they had taken the opportunity to add a piece about consent into this story. Never once does the character ask anyone else if they want a hug. A missed opportunity.
February 12, 2021
Cute book ALERT!
What would a hugging machine look like? What does it do, or eat?
Read it for hug's sake. Everyone and everything IS huggable!.
Hugs .."that make the biggest feel small and the smallest feel big"
and oh!, Happy V day ;)
What would a hugging machine look like? What does it do, or eat?
Read it for hug's sake. Everyone and everything IS huggable!.
Hugs .."that make the biggest feel small and the smallest feel big"
and oh!, Happy V day ;)
July 4, 2018
5/5
Otro cuento, sí. Tener huequitos sueltos en la escuela de verano da para estas cosas, me va a servir de "reciclaje" en este género. :)
Sin duda el que más me ha gustado de los que he leído estos días: enseña que tanto niños como adultos necesitan las muestras de afecto aunque no las pidan. A todos nos hace un poquito más feliz, y si todos mostráramos más el cariño que sentimos, tendríamos más a menudo una sonrisa dibujada en la cara.
Un cuento muy tierno que ayuda a entender emociones y que enseña que todos, sin distinción alguna y de ningún tipo, necesitan muestras de cariño, como un abrazo. :)
Otro cuento, sí. Tener huequitos sueltos en la escuela de verano da para estas cosas, me va a servir de "reciclaje" en este género. :)
Sin duda el que más me ha gustado de los que he leído estos días: enseña que tanto niños como adultos necesitan las muestras de afecto aunque no las pidan. A todos nos hace un poquito más feliz, y si todos mostráramos más el cariño que sentimos, tendríamos más a menudo una sonrisa dibujada en la cara.
Un cuento muy tierno que ayuda a entender emociones y que enseña que todos, sin distinción alguna y de ningún tipo, necesitan muestras de cariño, como un abrazo. :)
July 12, 2021
ADORABLE
February 4, 2025
Utterly cute!!! Perfect for reading to kids who love being hugged or who love giving hugs! Also great for days when we just need a hug. ❤️
May 14, 2021
This is so wholesome so lovable so precious and pure I love this so much
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February 7, 2024این کتاب به اسم تپلی بغلی به فارسی هم ترجمه شده ولی من نسخهی الکترونیکی ازش ندیدم.
اگر بغلی هستید حتما بخونیدش
و به بچههای بغل دوست هدیه بدیدش ^_^
اگر بغلی هستید حتما بخونیدش
و به بچههای بغل دوست هدیه بدیدش ^_^
January 31, 2022
1/31/22
Still a banger!
Also if you're going to read this to preschoolers, you need to accept the fact that they WILL hug you afterward.
Also also! It only very recently occurred to me that Scott Cambell is Scott C., who worked on the art for the delightful Psychonauts games. (No wonder I vibe with this book so much.)
2/11/20
It's important to me that you know that when I read this to the kiddos earlier this year I pointed out the snake's little cowboy hat, and one of the 1st graders said "He probably ate a cowboy."
Still a banger!
Also if you're going to read this to preschoolers, you need to accept the fact that they WILL hug you afterward.
Also also! It only very recently occurred to me that Scott Cambell is Scott C., who worked on the art for the delightful Psychonauts games. (No wonder I vibe with this book so much.)
2/11/20
It's important to me that you know that when I read this to the kiddos earlier this year I pointed out the snake's little cowboy hat, and one of the 1st graders said "He probably ate a cowboy."
September 4, 2014
Imagine a superhero who makes the world a better place with hugs, tons of them; this is that book.
I love the humor and the tone of this text. It's perfect for reading aloud! I like how the main character conquers various hugging problems with creativity and heart. And the watercolor illustrations work so well for this book, highlighting the humor in each hug and giving readers tons of detail to pore over.
Highly recommended for PreK-2.
I love the humor and the tone of this text. It's perfect for reading aloud! I like how the main character conquers various hugging problems with creativity and heart. And the watercolor illustrations work so well for this book, highlighting the humor in each hug and giving readers tons of detail to pore over.
Highly recommended for PreK-2.
June 16, 2014
Absolutely charming! This year has brought a crop of wonderful picture books to our house (and it's only June!) but this is a hot contender for my favorite of 2014! Impossible to describe (because what is there to say, it's about . . . hugging . . . but so much more), both humorous and tender, my kids and I fell immediately in love with this book!
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