One More Hug
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
From Inside Edition’s national correspondent Megan Alexander comes a heartwarming picture book in the tradition of The Wonderful Things You Will Be that shows us there’s always time for one more hug as a young boy starts his day and his journey through life.
A tree branch tapping on a window, a pretend sword breaking in two, the skreeeetch of a school bus door: one more hug by mom is always needed to comfort and reassure a young boy that he has the inner confidence to carry on. As time passes, and he outgrows his childhood fears, he returns the favor by giving his mother one more hug as he goes on his way.
This timeless tale of unconditional love and comfort for an anxious young boy as he leaves the nest and starts his journey through life is a perfect story for mothers to share with their sons to show them that it’s okay to have fears and needs—even as they get older—and it’s okay to share those feelings with the people who love them.
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TV personality Alexander makes her children's book debut with a story about a parent's bottomless reserves of love for a child. The mother of a bumptious boy watches him grow and become increasingly self-assured and independent, part of a bigger world of friends and school. Along the way, a little extra reassurance from his mother "one more" hug, kiss, or squeeze makes all the difference in uncertain moments. Time flies ("and before long" is a recurring phrase here), and the child goes from outgrowing his superhero pajamas to riding his bike "without any help" to driving off in a packed-up car. Mom is allowed some wistful gazes as she steps away from the center of her son's life, and even a soup on of self-pity ("If you knew how proud you made me... if you knew you were still my boy, now and forever"). Airy, buoyant gouache illustrations by Nakata (Not That Tutu!) record the moments, large and small, of the relationship, and readers of all ages will be heartened to see how the creators bring it all home, literally and figuratively, at the end. Ages 4 8.
