Neilson, Emily
Summary: Kai, a merboy, loves to share hugs with his mother, but learns that some friends prefer fin bumps, tail claps, tentacle shakes, or claw pinches.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NEIHovorka, Sarah
Summary: Hattie learns to establish her boundaries with confidence and without hurting the feelings of her overly affectionate relatives.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOVMcLaughlin, Eoin
Summary: "Hedgehog and tortoise are the best of friends. But they're not allowed to hug. Luckily there are lots of other ways to show someone you love them" -- Page [4] cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Faber and Faber Limited 2020
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Summary: Mr. Panda is wearing a t-shirt with the words "free hugs" on it, but it seems that none of his animal friends want his cuddles, they would rather hug each other--but he is in for a surprise.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ANTCabrera, Jane
Summary: Kitty shares all the different animals he likes to hug - but he likes one best.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CABChua, Charlene
Summary: "A little girl finds herself giving hug after hug until, all of a sudden, she's had enough!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CHUCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CHUKatz, Karen
Summary: The reader is invited to count the number of hugs that Baby receives from Daddy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD KATReidy, Jean
Summary: A slug gets a hug, and passes along the kindness to other animals.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books/Henry Holt and Company 2021
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Summary: Kindness is something anyone can learn: Give to others and ask nothing in return. Helping others is simply the best thing to do. When you are kind, kindness comes back to you.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: [Alicia Ortego] 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ORTHovorka, Sarah
Summary: Celebrating the various ways in which we can show each other affection, this sensitive and honest picture book looks at how different people connect and navigate boundaries, helping young readers learn social emotional skills.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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Summary: Brian loves dinosaurs. When he discovers that frogs were around when dinosaurs were alive, he decides that makes him a dinosaur―a Brianosaurus, in fact. At first, it’s fun. But his woodland friends think he should roar all the time, not use trampolines or read books. And the frogs think he’s making the pond look bad. So Brianosaurus decides to act exactly the way they want. The trouble is, he...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ADATafuri, Nancy
Summary: Various young woodland animals describe, in their own unique ways, what they love most about hugs from their fathers.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRDCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE TAF BOARDAdamson, Ged
Summary: Bernard isn't like other birds. His wings are impossibly long, and try as he might, he just can't seem to fly. He's left wondering what his wings are good for ... if they're even good for anything at all. But a chance encounter with a dejected orangutan leads Bernard to a surprising discovery: that maybe what makes him different is actually something to be embraced.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ADACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ADABryan, Lara
Summary: "Who else loves hugs as much as Little Bear? Find out, one hug at a time!"--Back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing Limited 2023
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Summary: Poor Porcupine just cannot be hugged--his quills are too spikey! Each night, before settling down to sleep, all of Porcupine's forest friends hug each other goodnight. All except Porcupine, who feels left out--and grumpy! But when Armadillo shows him what a warm, fuzzy "kiss" is (even for a porcupine!), Porcupine is delighted and cannot wait to show his friends. With adorable art, Zoe Waring's...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Waring 2017Wheeler, Lisa
Summary: Look around and you will see all the things a hug can be. Snug like a flower bud or safe like a shell, a hug can feel like home.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Appleseed 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WHEGoodrich, Carter
Summary: Hank, a cactus who is as prickly on the inside as he is on the outside, decides he wants a hug.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG GOOPeterson, Ellie
Summary: "A group of underwater friends learn to ask for permission before showing their prickly, pufferfish pal some love"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022