Hugless Douglas Finds a Hug!

Hugless Douglas Finds a Hug! by David Melling (Hodder/Hachette)
HB Puppet Book RRP $19.99
ISBN: 9781444912678
Reviewed by Hilary Smillie

The fifth Hugless Douglas Adventure comes complete with a gorgeous, soft hand puppet of Douglas with two arms which can be opened wide for a hug. Completely irresistable!

Each page has a circular hole to fit the little brown bear, and David Mellings cute illustrations will have a toddler giggling. Douglas is searching for a hug. He finds sheep that are too bouncy to hug, an owl - not huggable at all, and a rabbit whose ears are too tickly and make Douglas sneeze. Can you guess who can give Douglas the hug he needs?

A simply beautiful and amusing interactive picture/board book. Every toddler will want to make Douglas wave, clap or stretch for that hug, then cuddle up to him.