{"product_id":"everybody-deserves-a-hug-doug-snelson-9780977781140","title":"Everybody Deserves a Hug","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEverybody Deserves a Hug\u003c\/em\u003e is a 32 page, full-color, 8x10 children's picture book. It delivers a timeless, universal message of love, kindness, understanding, and inclusion. Endearing and warm rhyming text amplifies the vivid and striking color illustrations created by his designer\/illustrator daughter, Renée. The illustrations exude the joy and hope exhibited by the book's whimsical characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the first spread of the book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Everybody deserves a hug;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA loving squeeze, an inward tug.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis picture book by a father-daughter team features adorable monsters sharing friendly hugs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs furry and multihued monsters demonstrate warm embraces, the rhyming narration defines hugs as \"a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eloving squeeze, an inward tug.\" No matter what size or age, no matter the season, the narrator continues, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeveryone wants to be held sometimes. The poem goes on to describe different types of positive actions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehelping a young child to stand, cuddling in a group, sharing a smile or laugh, showing what makes each\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eindividual unique, being respectful, needing to cry, and even letting people have their own space. The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einclusion of the last is an important balance to an otherwise high-contact work, especially for youngsters who\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emay not like hugs as much as their peers. Renée Snelson's cartoonish monsters all have long eyelashes, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eheart-shaped noses, shaggy fur in a wide variety of beautifully tinted colors, and expressive tails. The dynamic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimages show plenty of action as well as an assortment of loving embraces. Doug Snelson's rhymes scan well, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ealthough a few take the imagery astray or use a metaphor that might go over the heads of the youngest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereaders: \"Everybody needs to love. \/ Around the world, follow the dove.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lap cuddlers listening to this sweet read-aloud will get all the snuggles they need.\" -- Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book offers a very creative way to send a hug to grandchildren or others at a distance, to let them know that sooner or later, real hugs will be possible again...\" -- Dolores Long, \"Gotta Love It\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doug Snelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0977781143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780977781140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Petalous Publishing, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.09d","brand":"Doug Snelson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453438996735,"sku":"9780977781140","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9e1bb89-36d3-41c8-b035-ab7a4750c95a.jpg?v=1777300227","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/everybody-deserves-a-hug-doug-snelson-9780977781140","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}