Hugville

by Court Crandall, Joe Murray (Illustrator)

Hugville is a town full of unusual hugs. If you come to visit, learn how to squeeze a friend with the Octopus Hug, twist him with the Tornado Hug, and tickle him with the Monkey Hug! The friendly Mayor will guide you on a tour of Hugville, and he’ll even give you a turn at the Hug Jug!

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published December 27, 2005

Reviews

[J-Lynn Van Pelt · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a lot of fun. It has strong rhythm and rhyme which is perfect for emergent readers.

There are also a lot of opportunities to participate while you read. After each type of hug is described, the young children can try the hug. A "Hug Jug" activity is described where children get to choose randomly a type of hug. The hugs in the book could be used as a comprehension check, or new goofy hugs could be made up to work with students' critical thinking skills.

A fun book!

[Connie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't dislike this book. I just don't love it, either.

My nieces rarely choose to read it, and I don't choose to read it any more often than they do. It just doesn't grab any of us.

Maybe I'm just over the whole "imitating Dr. Seuss" thing that many lesser writers try to do. I wish they'd find their own style instead of trying to copy his - they never get it right anyway.

[Nathan Willard · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun book with an easy-to-read cadence, ending with an instruction to hug the reader of the book. Sweet and funny, with a few visual jokes for parents.