Synopses & Reviews
Love is that magical feelingwhen you wake up and see a big smile,
bright, shining eyes, and arms reaching out,
then having a hug for awhile.
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From morning till night, in sunshine and rain, when youand#39;re playing, or when youand#39;re sad: love is a magical feeling that makes everything better! Just when you thought picture book bunnies couldnandrsquo;t get any cuter, along comes this baby rabbit and its mom starring in an exceptionally sweet story celebrating the magical bond between parent and child.
A new addition to our Snuggle Time Stories series.
Review
"Gershator (
Moo, Moo, Brown Cow, Have You Any Milk, 2011), in collaboration with her mother, offers this sweet, brief rhyming tale celebrating hugs at any hour of the day.
Two bunnies, one small and orange and the other bigger and gray, wake up at 8:00 to begin a day chock-full of activities that preschoolers will recognize. Washing faces, getting dressed, baking a pie, playing with puppets, reading a book, bathing, brushing teeth and hopping off to bed are all portrayed in Walker's softly colored full-page and double-page spreads or vignettes. Clearly the rabbits are full of affection. Their relationship could be parent and child, older sibling and younger or just roommates. As times passes, young readers will enjoy looking for the clock ticking off each hour until bedtime. Most hours prove to be a perfect moment to embrace. 'Two o'clock, three o'clock. What shall we do? / Bounce a ball, ride a bike, climb a tree, / go on a hike. Smell a flower, chase a bug-What time is it? / Time for a hug!' The pleasingly predictable rhyme will have preschoolers chiming in all the way to the page where the covers are pulled up.and#160;Worth a pause and may well inspire a hug or two." -- Kirkus Reviews
Review
"[A] sweet, brief rhyming tale celebrating hugs at any hour of the day . .and#160; . The pleasingly predictable rhyme will have preschoolers chiming in all the way to the page where the covers are pulled up. Worth a pause and may well inspire a hug or two." and#8212;Kirkus Reviews
Review
"Gershator and Walker's bunnies from Time for a Hug (co-authored by Mim Green, 2013) return to explore the seasons and reasons for bathtime. With the same tender affection between the two rabbits found in the first book, the parent-and-child pair makes its way through the seasons, with lots of opportunities for mess. . . .and#160;The rhyming story finishes each vignette with the refrain, 'What time is it?' Children will quickly chime in: 'Time for a bath!' In this household, bathtime is a good time to make things fresh and new again. The gray parent bunny is watchful and loving, receiving the reward of a towel-wrapped, worn-out little one, peacefully drifting off to sleep. Walker's soft tones and engaging full-page spreads spill over with gentleness . . . the familiar pattern and loving characters still charm. Will the book convince a child that bathtime is a happy time? It won't take many reads to get them to want to try and find out." and#8212;KirkusReviews.com
Review
andldquo;The rhyming story of a little cat who misses his grandmother and father, who both live far away. With the world growing smaller and smaller, many children have relatives who live at a distance. Whether a parent is stationed abroad for the military or a grandmother happens to live across the country, children miss their beloved family, despite the connection that computers, letters and phone calls give. Speaking in the first person, this little kitty starts by placing pictures of Grandma and Dad on the big wall map. and#39;I know that we live far away, far apart. / But I can still love you with all of my heart.and#39; Packages and Skype-like sessions work well for a while, but there are times when the little kitty is just too sad to be apart. Soon, both grandmother and father are on the way, by taxi, train and plane, and a joyful reunion occurs, just in time, it seems, for the kittyand#39;s birthday. The singsong rhyme will allow new readers to easily memorize this comforting book, and sunny illustrations, especially of Grandma knitting all sorts of sweaters, keep the tone light.andquot; andmdash;Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
A hug feels good.
Let's hug again.
We'll hug at nine.
We'll hug at ten.When is it time for a hug? Anytime This feel-good picture book assures kids there's plenty of love to go around-the-clock.
From the moment Little Bunny wakes up in the morning until the moon comes out and the stars shine, every hour includes a warm hug from Big Bunny. Whether they bake or build, bike or hike, a caring hug always feels just right.This is a book that is generous with love, and full of the sweetest illustrations you've ever seen.
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Synopsis
A hug feels good.Let's hug again.
We'll hug at nine.
We'll hug at ten.
When is it time for a hug? Anytime! This feel-good storyand#8212;now in paperbackand#8212;assures kids there's plenty of love to go around the clock.
From the moment Little Bunny wakes up in the morning until the moon comes out and the stars shine, every hour includes a warm hug from Big Bunny. Whether they bake or build, bike or hike, a caring hug always feels just right. This is a book that is generous with love, and full of the sweetest illustrations you've ever seen.
Synopsis
A popular favorite, now in board!Meet Fluff and Billy, two of the most irresistible, adorable penguins ever. They're best friends, and whatever Fluff does, Billy does too: climb, slide, swim, splash, run, and jump. Together, they have fun in their enchanting polar worldand#8212;until something happens that rocks their friendship. Childrenand#8212;and parents tooand#8212;will instantly recognize and relate to this familiar situation, and rejoice in how the penguin pals resolve their conflict.
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Winter, spring, summer, and fall: In every season kids get dirty, so in every season kids need a bath! Go through the year with little bunnyand#8212;splashing in puddles, rolling in grass, eating a drippy banana split, and painting pictures. And when there's a mess, it's rub-a-dub-dub from head to toe. This adorable follow-up to Time For a Hug will make bath time fun!
Synopsis
I love you long distance, across all those miles. Sometimes parents divorce. Sometimes mom or dad is sent overseas to fight. And sometimes cherished members of the familyand#8212;grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousinsand#8212;live too far away to see every day. This sweet rhyming story, written from the child's point of view, is a love letter to those who may not be geographically nearand#8212;but remain very close at heart.
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Celebrate the imaginationand#8212;and the love between father and sonand#8212;with this paperback edition of Kim Norman's fun, rhyming, and totally original tale. On a hot summer's day, a young boy playfully sets out on a and#8220;crocodaddy huntand#8221; in the lake. Following the creature's shadow, dark and wet, he's soon taking a wild ride on the grinning croc's back. And when they leave the water, something wonderful happens: Crocodaddy transforms into . . .and#160;just DADDY. Bright, energetic illustrations (complete with wily crocodile in Dad's swim trunks) fully capture the story's humor and warmth.
Synopsis
When is it time for a hug? Anytime! From the moment Little Bunny wakes up in the morning until the moon comes out and the stars shine, every hour includes a warm hug from Big Bunny. This sweetly illustrated board bookandmdash;and the fuzzy, adorable, cuddly, bunny blankie that comes with itandmdash;reminds little ones there thereandrsquo;s plenty of love to go around for them, too!and#160;
About the Author
Phillis Gershator has written many picture books for children, including
When It Starts to Snow (Henry Holt),
Rata-Pata-Scata-Fata (Star Bright),
Time for a Hug, and
Time for a Bath (both Sterling). Her mother, Mim Green, who was an artist, puppeteer, and champion hugger, inspired the
Time for a Hug collaboration. The pair also collaborated on
Whoand#39;s Awake in Springtime? (Henry Holt), which
Booklist called andldquo;A playful and inviting bedtime tale.andrdquo; Phillis worked as a childrenand#39;s librarian for the Brooklyn Public Library and the St. Thomas/St. John Department of Education. She lives with her husband (and frequent coauthor) in the US Virgin Islands. For more information about Phillis and her coauthor Mim Green, see phillis.gershator.com.
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David Walker is the illustrator of numerous childrenand#39;s books, including The Night Parade (Scholastic), Bears on Chairs (Candlewick), Time for a Hug, and Time for a Bath (both Sterling), to name a few. He paints in his studio in Chapel Hill, NC. To see more of Davidand#39;s work, please visit his website at davidwalkerstudios.com.