Huggly Va A La Playa

Huggly #9

by Tedd Arnold

Laugh-out-loud funny! Huggly is the lovable monster from under the bed who gets into all kinds of zany is adventures.

Huggly and his pals get lost and find themselves in a beach hotel. After some wacky encounters with hotel elevators, a television set, and a bathtub shower, they hit the beach! The hilarity reaches a peak when Huggly is mistaken for a blow-up beach toy and gets taken for an unforgettably wild ride in the ocean. When the beach excitement ends, Huggly and his crew are happy to return to their slime-pit home.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Tedd grew up with three brothers. His family lived on a farm in Pennsylvania for several years then returned to Elmira until Tedd was ten years old. His father's work then required that they move to Gainesville, Florida. There, Tedd's first art lessons in an abandoned dentist's office over the Happy Hour pool hall eventually led to a fine arts degree from the University of Florida.

He and his wife, Carol, started their family in Tallahassee where Tedd worked as a commercial illustrator. Carol, a kindergarten teacher, drew Tedd's attention to children's books. Their first son, Walter, inspired his breakthrough picture book, NO JUMPING ON THE BED!.

He and his family now live in Elmira. His second son, William, now stars in NO MORE WATER IN THE TUB!, a sequel to his first book. He has now published over 50 books as author and illustrator.

Reviews

[Michelle Breniser · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fiction. K-2. Three little monsters go on a big adventure and accidentally end up at the beach. They embrace the adventure because the want something bigger and better. In the end they realize that their home was just right for them and they are happy to go back. I like the reminder that bigger and better isn't always what we need or what is good for us. Its a common theme for all of us and a lesson that is better off learned early on.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

For a book called Huggly's Trip to the Beach, it sure took Huggly and his friends a long time to get to the beach. Huggly and his friends find trap doors that lead under hotel beds. They run amok in the hotel, and then they go to the beach, where Huggly is mistaken for a beach floaty, which is pretty funny. I thought this book was okay.