Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Reading Time
    • Home
    • Reviews
      • Highly Recommended
      • CBCA Short Listed
      • Early Childhood Books
      • Younger Readers
      • Intermediate Readers
      • Older Readers
      • ANZAC books
      • Great Read Alouds
      • Information Books
      • LGBTQIA+
      • Picture Books
      • Professional Development
    • Interviews
    • Suggestions
    • News
    • Meet The Review Team
    • Contact Us
    Reading Time
    You are at:Home»Reviews»Picture Books»Hogs Hate Hugs!

    Hogs Hate Hugs!

    0
    By Admin on May 27, 2015 Picture Books

    hogs hate hugs

    Tiziana Bendall-Brunello (text),  John Bendall-Bruenello (illus.). Hogs Hate Hugs! Oxford, UK: Lion Hudson (distributed in NZ by New Holland),   1 September 2014,  $AU19.99/$NZ21.99 (hbk),  32pp.,  ISBN 978-0-7459-6514-7

    Sometimes adults can be somewhat excessive with hugging and kissing children almost to the point that the child, psychologically-speaking, feels consumed. Little Hog is indeed the cutest and cuddliest hog in the whole forest and everything and everyone wants to hug him. There are small hugs from mouse, a slow hug from turtle, and a hopping hug from rabbit. But little sister’s hug is worst: a running-flying hug that bowls him over! And so, being a productive lad, he designs a poster “Hogs Hate Hugs!”  Does that persuade everyone to change their behaviour? Well, posters may not be sufficient as everyone conspires to persuade Little Hog that there are times we all need hugs. Their ruse works! Aunts and grandmas (let alone siblings), don’t take this picture book too literally. Excessive actions can produce excessive counter-actions!  Now there’s another story to be written. Smile.

    reviewed by John McKenzie  

    Affection Hugging

    Related Posts

    It’s Up to Us

    Enough Love?

    A Human for Kingsley

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    • Themes
    • Curriculum
    Action adventure Airplanes Alphabet Anxiety autism Bullying CBCA Awards Coming of age Dystopian emotions family fantasy friendship grief Historical humour magic Mystery Post apocalyptic Readers Cup reluctant readers school Sci-Fi series of books siblings Sport Starting school Teacher Notes
    ANZAC Australian animals Australian history Biography Culture & Diversity Disabilities First Nations Geography health Humanities mental health Poetry Reconciliation resilience Science STEM Stolen Generation sustainability Wordless books



    Recent Comments
    • Cherie on Elephant Island
    • Patricia Tilton on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Jilanne Hoffmann on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Penelope Pratley on The Secret of Sapling Green
    • Emily Flint on Walk of the Whales
    Recent Posts
    • It’s Up to Us
    • The Bravest Word
    • The Ghost Locket
    • The Ghost Locket
    • Enough Love?
    Recent Comments
    • Cherie on Elephant Island
    • Patricia Tilton on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Jilanne Hoffmann on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Penelope Pratley on The Secret of Sapling Green
    • Emily Flint on Walk of the Whales
    © Copyright 2021 The Children’s Book Council of Australia - All rights reserved

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    Posting....