Product Description

Cuddle up with pandas, otters--and even bats--for big, cozy hugs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #103262 in Books
• Published on: 2002-03-31
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .47" h x 4.50" w x 5.66" l, .24 pounds
• Binding: Board book
• 22 pages

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-"How does a bunny hug? Snuggle wuggle, snuggle wuggle." Each double-page spread features a different animal and an accompanying nonsensical description of how the babies hug their mothers. Tiger cubs hug "cozy dozy," puppies hug "fuzzy nuzzle," and kangaroo babies, here called kangaroos instead of joeys, hug "Pouchety boing!" Some of the hugs rhyme while others do not. Cartoons colored with Adobe Graphic Software stand out on white backgrounds. While earlier efforts by this author/illustrator team were more successful, this one will still appeal to preschool children, who will enjoy snuggling up for one-on-one sharing.
Susan M. Moore, Louisville Free Public Library, KY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
This bedtime book is fine-tuned to the feelings of young children as well as to the sounds and images that capture their attention. Noting that children and their parents like to hug, the text asks how other animals hug their parents. Each double-page spread features a little animal and its parent, with a short, question-and-answer text such as "How does a chick hug? " Fluffy duffy, fluffy duffy." or "How does a kangaroo hug? " Pouchety boing! boing! boing!" The large-scale, shaded pencil drawings are tinted with solid colors to create strong, clear images of animals and their young. In the last cozy spread, a child and her mother hug each other at bedtime. Observant children will notice that scattered on and around the bed are little stuffed toys representing the 12 animals shown on the previous pages. A comforting book for bedtime reading, just the right choice for the child who needs a hug. Carolyn Phelan

Review
PreSchool-"How does a bunny hug? Snuggle wuggle, snuggle wuggle." Each double-page spread features a different animal and an accompanying nonsensical description of how the babies hug their mothers. Tiger cubs hug "cozy dozy," puppies hug "fuzzy nuzzle," and kangaroo babies, here called kangaroos instead of joeys, hug "Pouchety boing!" Some of the hugs rhyme while others do not. Cartoons colored with Adobe Graphic Software stand out on white backgrounds. While earlier efforts by this author/illustrator team were more successful, this one will still appeal to preschool children, who will enjoy snuggling up for one-on-one sharing. Susan M. Moore, Louisville Free Public Library, KY (School Library Journal )

This bedtime book is fine-tuned to the feelings of young children as well as to the sounds and images that capture their attention. Noting that children and their parents like to hug, the text asks how other animals hug their parents. Each double-page spread features a little animal and its parent, with a short, question-and-answer text such as "How does a chick hug? " Fluffy duffy, fluffy duffy." or "How does a kangaroo hug? " Pouchety boing! boing! boing!" The large-scale, shaded pencil drawings are tinted with solid colors to create strong, clear images of animals and their young. In the last cozy spread, a child and her mother hug each other at bedtime. Observant children will notice that scattered on and around the bed are little stuffed toys representing the 12 animals shown on the previous pages. A comforting book for bedtime reading, just the right choice for the child who needs a hug. (Booklist - Carolyn Phelan )