The Unhuggables

Picture Book Mini Trend Alert!

Hugging the unhuggable. It’s an idea that has serious picture book legs.

I think the first time I saw a book on this topic was a couple years back:

Hugs from Pearl by Paul Schmid

And this one was out around the same time:

Hug Me by Simona Ciraolo

The idea also showed up in one of my favorite read aloud go-tos:

Hug Machine by Scott Campbell

More unfulfilled hugs in 2017:

No Hugs for Porcupine by Zoe Waring

Unrequited hugs in 2018:

Hedgehog Needs a Hug by Jen Betton

And now (thanks to the Mile High Reading 2019 Picture Book Preview) I see that there will be more not hugging in 2019:

Nobody Hugs a Cactus by Carter Goodrich

I Need a Hug by Aaron Blabey

Grab a few of these for an instant unhuggable story time.

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