{"product_id":"how-to-build-a-hug-temple-grandin-and-her-amazing-squeeze-machine-9781534410978","title":"How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine","description":"\u003cb\u003eAmy Guglielmo, Jacqueline Tourville, and Giselle Potter come together to tell the inspiring story of autism advocate Dr. Temple Grandin and her brilliant invention: the hug machine.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a young girl, Temple Grandin loved folding paper kites, making obstacle courses, and building lean-tos. But she \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e didn't like hugs. Temple wanted to be held--but to her, hugs felt like being stuffed inside the scratchiest sock in the world; like a tidal wave of dentist drills, sandpaper, and awful cologne, coming at her all at once. Would she ever get to enjoy the comfort of a hug? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen one day, Temple had an idea. If she couldn't receive a hug, she would \u003ci\u003emake \u003c\/i\u003eone...she would build a hug machine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmy Guglielmo lives a life in pictures. In addition to writing about art, artists, and makers, she is a painter, teacher, and supporter of arts education for children of all ages. Amy once created a Barbie house, equipped with a working elevator, and she is an A-plus hugger. She lives with her husband on the Adirondack coast of Lake Champlain. You can visit Amy online at AmyGuglielmo.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJacqueline Tourville's experience working with children with autism as a public school teacher opened her eyes to the importance of inclusive stories for kids. The author of \u003ci\u003eAlbie's First Word: A Tale Inspired by Albert Einstein's Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor with Amy Guglielmo of \u003ci\u003ePocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire\u003c\/i\u003e, Jacqueline lives in Maine with her family. Ask her about the miniature log cabin she once built for her cat! Visit her at JacquelineTourville.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGiselle Potter has illustrated many books, including\u003ci\u003e Try It! \u003c\/i\u003eby Mara Rockliff, \u003ci\u003e All by Himself? \u003c\/i\u003eby Elana K. Arnold, and \u003ci\u003eKate and the Beanstalk\u003c\/i\u003e by Mary Pope Osborne, as well as her own \u003ci\u003eTell Me What to Dream About\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Is My Dollhouse\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Year I Didn't Go to School\u003c\/i\u003e, about traveling through Italy with her parents' puppet troupe when she was eight. She lives in Rosendale, New York, with her husband and two daughters. Visit her at GisellePotter.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642446352658,"sku":"9781534410978","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e642c9b4-8a79-4ebf-89b9-010517ed5d23.jpg?v=1733066839","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-build-a-hug-temple-grandin-and-her-amazing-squeeze-machine-9781534410978","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}