Hugsby
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
The most adorable pet monster ever shows what everyone needs: hugs!
When Shelly adopts her pet monster Hugsby she loves everything about him. It doesn't matter that he can't do fancy tricks, or whistle, or blow bubbles. He gives the best hugs ever. But when Pet Monster Show and Tell Day arrives, Shelly worries. What can Hugsby do? All the other pet monsters can juggle or do flips or even Hula-hoop! Finally, it's time to show everyone her beloved Hugsby . . . and finally Shelly realizes that what she loves about Hugsby is more important than fancy tricks. Hugsby gives the best hugs ever!
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At the local shelter's "Monster Adoption Special," Shelly falls for Hugsby, a pink, plump creature with tiny fins for ears. Though Hugsby can bake cookies and draw pictures, he doesn't have any flashy talents in his repertoire he's even a bust at blowing bubbles. Shelly insists that she loves him "anyway," but she worries he'll be outshone at her school's Pet Monster Show-and-Tell Day. Sure enough, other kids' monsters have talents that include magic tricks and triple backflips. But Hugsby proves he has his own level of star power when he eagerly dispenses "the best hugs" to the entire class. Debut author-illustrator Phumiruk's story has a leak or two: surely baking cookies is a skill in fact, one kid brings an "invisible monster who bakes." But Phumiruk shows lots of promise, especially in her spot illustrations even her endpaper images are funny and rich in character. And Shelly's deeper appreciation for Hugsby's capacity to be loyal, patient, loving, and kind is no small thing. Ages 3 7.
