The Perfect Hug

by Joanna Walsh, Judi Abbot (Illustrator)

Overview

There’s a special hug for everyone in this warm and cozy follow-up to The Biggest Kiss that’s now available as a Classic Board Book!

There are hugs for wrigglers,
and hugs for gigglers.
Hugs that are tickly,
and hugs that are prickly…
But none is exactly the right hug for me!
I’m out to find the perfect kind.

This fabulous feel-good picture book is bursting with the cuddliest, snuggliest, most perfect hugs. With darling animals on every page, even the youngest readers won’t be able to resist this new Classic Board Book that’s just the right size for little hands!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481445528
Publisher:	Little Simon
Publication date:	12/08/2015
Series:	Classic Board Books
Pages:	28
Sales rank:	419,033
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	AD520L (what's this?)
Age Range:	2 - 4 Years

About the Author

Joanna Walsh has written and illustrated several books for children, including The Biggest Kiss, The Perfect Hug, and I Love Mom, all illustrated by Judi Abbot.

Judi Abbot studied illustration in Milan, Italy. She is the author and illustrator of Mouse’s Christmas Wish. She is also the illustrator of several books for children, including The Biggest Kiss, The Perfect Hug, and I Love Mom, all written by Joanna Walsh.

Editorial Reviews

Hugs aren’t “one size fits all” learns a little panda, replacing the penguin that sought the ideal smooch in Walsh and Abbot’s The Biggest Kiss (2011). A variety of toylike animals offer the panda a squeeze with mixed results, including a butterscotch grizzly bear (“A hug from a grizzly/ is big but scary./ Grin and bear it,/ but do be wary”), a spider (“Then there’s the question of arms./ What’s too many?”), and a tree full of leggy monkeys (“Fantastic hugs!/ Elastic hugs!”). A same-species hug from a fellow panda proves just right. Sugary verse and a playful animal cast result in a feel-good story for year-round snuggling. Ages 4–8. (Dec.)

Publishers Weekly