Hug

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How can it be that a book with only one word--hug--repeated throughout, can be so good? The proof is in the pudding (or the wilds of Africa) in Jez Alborough's picture book Hug, a delightful mini odyssey of a baby chimpanzee on the hunt for his mum and a cuddle.

Our little friend wanders through the trees, witnessing many other animals from chameleons to giraffes as they snuggle together. "Hug," he says, happily, at first, but then with growing despair as he sees there are no hugs for him. The story is told purely by the expression on the little chimp's face as his hopes are built up and dashed again until eventually, with a huge smile, he finds his mum and reaps the reward.

Hug is a clever, unusual book that portrays the art of children's illustration at its very best: a story brought to life with the stroke of a brush through facial expressions and body language that children will immediately understand.

Ideal for sharing with small ones, this lovely book is a warm, comforting read that cannot fail to please. (Ages 1 to 4)

Book Description

"Alborough's simplicity results in another gem."
—School Library Journal

Bobo needs a hug. But his friends don't seem to understand. "Hug," he implores, time and again. Time and again his puzzled pals—from the smallest chameleon to the tallest giraffe—shrug and cuddle with their jungle mothers. As the lonely chimp's plea escalates, his friends grow concerned. Can the elephants lead Bobo to his heart's desire? Jez Alborough, the acclaimed author-illustrator of WHERE'S MY TEDDY?, IT'S THE BEAR!, and MY FRIEND BEAR transforms a total of three words—and some of the most tenderly expressive animals ever created—into an endearing tribute to love and belonging.

Customer Reviews:

All my kids love this book.......2007-07-20

I have three kids: 5,3,and1 year(s) old. They all love this book and because there isn't really much text, besides the word "hug" they can all read the story. After reading it to them it always gives us a reason to hug....and don't we all need a little reason to do that more?

Hug is the Greatest.......2007-04-19

Few childrens' books are as tender and entertaining as this one. Just goes to show that all a kid really needs is a hug from someone they love, in this case Mommy.

A monkey is lost in the jungle. As he/she tries to find Mom the reader meets many colorful and fascinating animals. These exotic creatures are a great learning opportunity for younger readers to identify, imitate, even spell the names of each animal. And of course we are treated to a touching reunion with Mom.

A simple story, told with tenderness and sincerity.

This is a GREAT book...........2007-04-11

My now 2 year old niece has had to have this book read to her every since she was about 11 months old. She still loves it to this day!! As a matter of fact she loves all the Jez Alborough books with little "Bobo" in them!! ANd any monkey is "Bobo" and needs a hug!!!

This is good but not great.......2007-04-07

I bought this due to good reviews and great pictures but I have to say, I got bored with it quickly. My daughter just now 3 is just starting to get it.

we love this author!.......2007-02-06

The illustrations are amazing! What's great about this book is that because of the limited use of words, a parent can embellish and vary the story each time it's read. It's also nice that the words are illustrated as opposed to written at the bottom of the page in a typestyle. It is SUCH a special book that conveys a sweet, simple message.

The Animal Boogie (Sing Along With Fred Penner)

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Great sing along book
Barefoot Books are the best!
The Animal Boogie
Rhythmic, fun, and educational
Great Activity Book For Teachers

The Animal Boogie (Sing Along With Fred Penner)
Debbie Harter
Manufacturer: Barefoot Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1905236220

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Great sing along book.......2007-09-10

My students love this book! It has a very catchy tune and they love doing the motions for each animal. They beg me to do it!!

Barefoot Books are the best!.......2007-05-04

Whenever my sister asks for recommendations for my three-year old's birthday, Christmas, etc. gifts, I give the same answer: ANYTHING from Barefoot Books! The day after receiving Walking Through the Jungle (Sing Along With Fred Penner) for her latest birthday I rushed to the computer and Amazon to order all of Barefoot's CD+books. They are all fantastic - my daughter listens to each of them at least twice a day. She took them to her daycare, as well, and her teacher promptly ordered all of them!

The Animal Boogie.......2007-01-26

What an awesome book! Having read it once, I had to own it. The children in my early childhood classroom adored the rhythm of the text and joyously participated in the book when the CD was played. They couldn't help but move!

Rhythmic, fun, and educational.......2007-01-14

A comment from another reader describes this book as "inane" and unoriginal, but I have to disagree. This book is wonderful! Studies show that repeating patterns of words and rhythms, with just a word or two changing between verses, actually helps strengthen beginning readers' vocabularies, word recognition, and understanding of sequence and structure, all important parts of literacy. The colors in this book are beautiful. There are many interesting details in the illustrations, and I noticed there are little ways that the human characters match up with the animal ones. The CD is great, too - there is a full vocal version as well as an instrumental version, and the tune is really bouncy and catchy. As the editorial review mentions, it is one of the few books I've found that actually includes a child with a disability, which I think is important for young readers to be able to see. I have a six-year-old and twin two-year-olds, and we enjoy this book very much.

Great Activity Book For Teachers.......2006-06-25

Although this book references jungle animals, I use it as an activity when teaching my K-2 about the rainforest. The children absolutely love it. It can also be used as a way to compare the animals in the jungle vs the animals in the rainforest. This year the children put on a performance with the music from the CD. The children's faces were painted according to the animal they represented and they danced away. Just a little imagination and the ideas from this book can be endless....

The Saggy Baggy Elephant (Little Golden Book)

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A great read !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A nice message
Still Delighting Beginning Readers
Heartwarming Story
Saggy Baggy Joy Spans Generations

The Saggy Baggy Elephant (Little Golden Book)
K. Jackson , and B. Jackson
Manufacturer: Golden Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0307021106
Release Date: 1999-09-21

Book Description

This classic Golden story, enjoyed by generations, is now available in a collectible hardcover edition at a very affordable price. No home library should be without this charming tale of the elephant who is trying to find his place in the jungle.

Customer Reviews:

A great read !!!!!!!!!!!!!! .......2007-06-27

This is a very cute little story of an elephant becoming comfortable with who he is meant to be. The characters in this story help Sooki the elephant realize he is just fine the way he is. It's an easy read with a sweet ending. Nice illustrations as well.

A nice message.......2007-06-19

After 60 years (this book was first published in 1947) this story still has a nice little message about being yourself, and expressing your talents.

Still Delighting Beginning Readers.......2007-05-03

This was (first published in 1947) and it is still delighting young readers and the young at heart to this day. Lots of words, so definitely a read to rather than read yourself for the very beginners

Heartwarming Story.......2007-03-10

This is a fun and charming story of a happy little elephant that meets a tactless parrot. This parrot comments on the saggy skin of the elephant. He tries to improve himself, but without success. Sad and self-conscious, the little elephant decides to hide in a cave where no one can see how unattractive he is. Very soon something wonderful happens, however, and our sweet friend is happy once again. This children's classic will touch your heart and have you smiling.

Saggy Baggy Joy Spans Generations.......2006-11-12

The Little Golden Book that brought my husband lots of joy as a little boy hasn't lost its charm. Walt was as pleased as ever to receive it for his 60th birthday, and just as happy to re-gift it to his brand new grandson. It's a winner. You can't go wrong.

Philly Joe Giraffe's Jungle Jazz: Baby Loves Jazz

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A hit!
Fun, colorful, musical books

Philly Joe Giraffe's Jungle Jazz: Baby Loves Jazz
Andy Blackman Hurwitz
Manufacturer: Price Stern Sloan
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Board book

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ASIN: 0843121939
Release Date: 2007-04-19

Book Description

Philly Joe Giraffe marches through the jungle with his drum, telling the animals about a big concert at the lake. The animals follow him and are treated to the coolest jungle jam ever! The CD that comes with this book will be animal-themed, and will include selections such as “The Monkey Hop” and “The Elephant Stomp.”

Customer Reviews:

A hit!.......2007-09-23

This series is wonderful! Our two-year-old absolutely loves the Baby Loves Jazz series. We bought a few to start out, then ended up buying the whole set. Two months after acquiring them, she is still enamored and requests to listen to them and read them every day. Her favorites? Well, these are the words we hear most often: "Mommy, read Duck and Miles?" or "Daddy, listen to Duck and Miles?" Philly Joe is also high on the list. I recommend them all. The books stand out on their own, but the music is what makes this series really shine. For example, on Duck Ellington's CD, he does a great Monk style on one track, then switches to great impression of Coltrane's classic quartet on the next track, with a very nice McCoy Tyner impression. Lots of variety and high quality make this series worthwhile (though I could have done without Louis Lion's potty tune). Don't forget the Go Baby Go CD as well (a stand-alone CD without a book), which is perhaps a notch above the music on the book CDs. The ABC tune is her favorite on that one.

Fun, colorful, musical books.......2007-06-03

My daughter loves this series of books and there aren't any other books out there to heighten her jazz appreciation. The books are very colorful, fun to read and include a fun CD. My daughter and I love these books and highly recommend them. This one in particular offers a look into many different animals that aren't represented in other books. Fun, little story to boot.

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Loved "Hug" -- liked "Tall"
Jez Alborough is great....
Bobo's Back!

Tall

Manufacturer: Candlewick
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0763627844
Release Date: 2005-08-09

Book Description

Bobo the chimp finds that his jungle friends are happy to help him feel tall — but that small is still the perfect size for being safe in Mommy's arms.

When you're a tiny chimp like Bobo, it seems that everyone else is bigger than you. Luckily, all his pals, from the lion cub to the elephant to the towering giraffe, let Bobo climb on their shoulders or even their heads to give him a taste of being tall. But what if the eager little guy clambers too high? With endearingly expressive illustrations, Jez Alborough turns a moment of high anxiety into a Mommy-and-Bobo reunion in another irresistible tale of very few words-and very big heart.

Customer Reviews:

Loved "Hug" -- liked "Tall".......2007-05-07

My son's favorite book is "Hug" and we hoped "Tall" would be another winner. "Tall" is a good book, but doesn't compare to "Hug" (which is wonderful).

Jez Alborough is great...........2007-04-11

Another great book with Bobo the monkey!! Simple book for little ones!!

Bobo's Back!.......2006-03-21

Bobo fans rejoice! The lovable chimp from Hug is back in Jez Alborough's latest book Tall. This time around, Bobo wants to be as tall as his friends in the jungle, each of whom try to help the little guy out by putting him on their shoulders. Mommy shows up just in time to rescue him when he takes a tumble off of the giraffe, teaching Bobo that sometimes it's OK to be small.

Tall follows the same approach as Hug, with a minimal use of words (small, tall, fall, Bobo, and Mommy) and a journey through the jungle where he encounters some familiar friends. Alborough's artwork is wonderful, and Bobo's facial expressions are just as endearing as they were in Hug.

Tall is a delightful book for young children; and anyone who's a child at heart will find this book hard to resist. The only drawback to the book is its format. It is a standard hardcover with thin pages and a paper dust jacket. While the larger 9" by 11" size is nice, a sturdier board book format would have made a lot more sense, as Tall's target audience is bound to be a bit rough with the book and may be inclined to try and put it in their mouths. Like Hug, Tall is the kind of book worth passing to the next generation, so I'll probably buy my son the board book version to play with once it is released.

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great kid's book

Yawn Like a Hippo!
Delia Noel , and Ruth Galloway
Manufacturer: Barron''s Educational Series
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Board book

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Quack Quack, Who's That?

ASIN: 0764154796
Release Date: 2001-12-02

Book Description

This brightly illustrated lift-the-flap animal guessing game takes kids out to the jungle, to find all kinds of wild animals that appear from behind flaps. For example, "Stomp!" is followed by the question "His trunk is long, his body's round. Who's this stomping on the ground?" Toddlers lift the flap, and out of the jungle grass appears a huge, friendly elephant! They'll find a lift-the-flap quiz with a different animal on every one of the twelve full-color two-page spreads, including a monkey, a crocodile, a parrot, and others. But first, kids must hear each rhyme and try to guess who they're going to find.

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great kid's book.......2003-09-11

This is my 1 year old sons favorite book. It gives a riddle and asks for the answer. You lift the flap to reveal a monkey, elephant, alligator, parrot, hippo and lion. The rhymes lead the reader to use sound effect (stomp, yawn, zzzz, etc.) which is why my 1 year old loves it. It is brightly illustrated. The story, illustrations, and lift the flap aspect make it so my 5 year old goddaughter enjoys it also. Great book.

Baby Gund Cloth Book Jungle Fun ('baby Gund)

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Baby Gund Cloth Book Jungle Fun ('baby Gund)
Roger Priddy
Manufacturer: Priddy Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Rag Book

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ASIN: 0312498454
Release Date: 2006-09-05

My Fuzzy Safari Babies: A Book to Touch & Feel

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Vibrant Colors
Great book for babies!
a touch and DO book

My Fuzzy Safari Babies: A Book to Touch & Feel

Manufacturer: Little Simon
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Board book

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ASIN: 0689841647
Release Date: 2001-06-12

Book Description

Welcome to the wild! There are many soft, fuzzy baby animals waiting to meet you. Each safari animal feels different. Turn the pages and pet, tickle, and touch each adorable one!

Customer Reviews:

Vibrant Colors.......2006-08-21

This was a cute book. It is not one of my favorite but it had bright colors and fun animal pictures. It seems like they spent all of their time on the illustrations and slapped together the words of the story as an after thought. It is a fun book to pet but a bland book to read.

Great book for babies!.......2005-07-07

I just love this series of books! This one is larger than the others, and my daughter loves feeling the fur of the different animals. This is a great book if your baby is really into textures and animals...very cute!

a touch and DO book.......2001-10-26

I liked this books a lot because besides just feeling textures, the reader is invited to do things, like tickle a giraffe, and scratch a head. Lrage, bright animals span each two-page spread. A good choice for babies & toddlers.

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Little Elephant (Noisy Jungle Babies)

Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Board book

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ASIN: 0764160354

Book Description

This is one in a series of appealing board books for baby that tells a little story about a friendly animal. When baby presses the a big, bright plastic button on the front cover, he will hear the story's animal make an amusing noise. In this book, the baby elephant sounds a trumpet call. The book has a free-form shape with thick, sturdy pages and rounded edges. Charming color illustrations on every page complement a simple and engaging story.

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WONDERFUL!!!

The Giraffe Who Cock-A-Doodle-Doo'd
Keith Faulkner
Manufacturer: Dial
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0803727399

Book Description

One morning all the animals in the jungle wake to find that they have the wrong voices. Rooster roars like a lion, Elephant hisses like a snake, and Snake squawks like a parrot! Giraffe has never had a voice before, and he's certain that he never will. But when he stretches his neck, opens his mouth, and takes a deep breath, something loud and wonderful comes out . . . something he'll never forget.

Children will delight in imitating the unusual animal sounds found in this gleefully funny pop-up book.

Customer Reviews:

WONDERFUL!!!.......2007-01-10

I bought this book for my 4 month old son and he absolutely LOVES it! It is very colorful, not too long, and the pop-ups are really large and can almost touch his face when the book is open. He coos and smiles when we read it!

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