Hug Me Full Color: 2nd edition with lotsa new drawings!
Hug Me Full Color: 2nd edition with lotsa new drawings!
Hug Me Full Color: 2nd edition with lotsa new drawings!
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Description
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Patti Stren has revisited HUG ME, one of her favorite stories, to create HUG ME FULL COLOR, drawing even more funny, idiosyncratic tidbits to engage readers with the whimsical tale of the frustrated porcupine, Elliot, in his determined quest to ask, beg and bamboozle his way into a hug. Everyone thinks it's an impossible goal! But he knows what he needs and deserves - that wonderful sense of belonging and peace anyone can get from a great, meaningful hug. Of course, after some shenanigans, there's a happy ending. Now charmingly translated and narrated in Ukrainian and in French, HUG ME FULL COLOR also includes this timeless story in bilingual Ukrainian-English and English-French versions to reach even more children and families with its message of hope and perseverance.
HUG ME MORE Story Book and Coloring Book has been adapted by Patti with simple bold illustrations for children of all ages to color and personalize. Patti is thrilled that HUG ME MORE Story Book and Coloring Book will be coming out in braille with raised line tactile art for sight-impaired children. This edition, also for sighted readers, has the text in black print below the braille, with Patti's graphic line visible under the corresponding raised line of the drawing so sight-impaired children and adults and those with sight can share the experience of HUG ME MORE Story Book and Coloring Book. Patti has gleefully collaborated with the publisher, Tactile Vision Graphics, in Windsor, New Brunswick, Canada. And for even more fun, the audio of HUG ME MORE, by renowned actress Blythe Danner can be accessed via the same link.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Elliot Kravitz, the forlorn porcupine, first started looking for a hug in 1977. Now he's back, redrawn with up-to-the minute whimsy by his Canadian creator, Patti Stren, but still telling the world that a few quills never hurt anybody. Luckily, the ending offers solace for lonely hearts of all ages."
- Elizabeth Ward, The Washington Post Book World (2001)
"[Elliot is] an optimist and an idealist; he won't take no for an answer. His porcupine chums may sing the praises of quills, but Elliot still wants that hug... He tries to fool folks... but no dice... There is no denying the book's cuteness... with Stren's new wobbly super-vulnerable Elliot..."
- Kirkus Reviews (2001)
"Name your favorite literary porcupine (Name any literary porcupine.) Answer: Elliot Kravitz. He is the prickly, thus intrinsically unhuggable, hero of this picture story about the search for love... Try the book on the nearest angst-ridden adult."
- The New York Times (1977)
"... Patti Stren not only has heart, and humor, but she also has a happy faculty for inventing fables about animals and people that appeal both to young listeners and to the vulnerable child hidden in us all..."
- Selma G. Lanes, author of The Art of Maurice Sendak and Down the Rabbit Hole
"I bought this book for my two year old niece... and we adore it. ... Elliot has won a place in my heart along with the Runaway Bunny and Corduroy."
- Julia Wilcox, Amazon review (2003)
"Best children's book of all time! Highly recommend this one as a bedtime story for your children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews."
- Angie Brady-Daniels, Amazon review (2015)
Time tested favorite
" [T]his...was one of... [my daughters'] favorite books... Today I am reading it to my two granddaughters. It is a treasured book in my home. ..."
- Janice Kopp, Amazon review (2010)
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