Can I Have a Hug?

Mr Bear

by Debi Gliori (Illustrator)

A large-format, 9 x 9, very appealing board book featuring a furry family of bears who discover the special joys of hugging.

This board book with its simple, rhyming text features examples of a variety of hugs and huggers and concludes that the hugs between parent and child are the best of all.

Genres: Animals, Storytime, Picture Books, Childrens, Love

6 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Debi Gliori (born 1959) is a Scottish author and illustrator of children's books.
She grew up as an only child in Glasgow, and when young began drawing and writing stories. She started writing children's books in 1976, and attended art school in Edinburgh from 1979 to 1984. She then received a travelling scholarship award to go to Milan, and worked as a freelance from 1984 onwards.
She is the author/illustrator of many books for children including Mr Bear, the winner of a Children's Book Award. She is best known for her black comedy Pure Dead series for older children, which display strong elements of family lives amid dark and fantasy-based plots.

Reviews

[Kristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute board book, on the large side, which my baby really enjoyed chewing while I read.

[Marisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Novelist: n/a
Amazon: 2 - 3 years
Super short. Not sure if it will work for storytime. Maybe as a last story?

[Maeve · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mama Bear is looking for the perfect person to hug: Baby Bear!

[Kate Hastings · Rating 5 out of 5]

Large board book with 4 pages of short text will be fun for babies to sneeze, buzz, and bounce their way into a hug.

[Nikki Magennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ace.

[Jennifer]

Used as Read-Together for Love That Baby baby storytime November 2009.

[Cherese · Rating 5 out of 5]

Infant and toddler storytime must have!

[Citra Rizcha Maya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aw cute