{"product_id":"the-hug-mini-edition-9780571350605","title":"The Hug: Mini Edition","description":"\u003ci\u003eHedgehog was feeling sad.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAs sad as a hedgehog can feel.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSo sad only one thing could help...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eTortoise was feeling sad. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAs sad as a tortoise can feel. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSo sad only one thing could help... \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this clever flipbook, both a hedgehog and a tortoise are looking for a hug. They ask all the other animals they come across but for some reason no one will hug them. Until a wise owl explains: Hedgehog is too spiky; Tortoise is too bony. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And that's when they find each other  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A beautiful, heartwarming picture book with all the universal appeal of \u003ci\u003eGuess How Much I Love You\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcLaughlin, Eoin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eEoin McLaughlin\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Ireland and now lives in Surrey with his partner and their young son. When he's not hugging them, he's writing more stories. \u003ci\u003eThe Hug\u003c\/i\u003e was his debut picture book. He also wrote \u003ci\u003eSecret Agent Elephant\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Ross Collins and \u003ci\u003eThe Case of the Missing Cake\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Marc Boutavant, and has many more picture books in the pipeline.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDunbar, Polly:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003ePolly Dunbar\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the best-known illustrators working in the UK today. Polly's bestselling book, \u003ci\u003ePenguin\u003c\/i\u003e, won numerous awards including the BookTrust Early Year's Award, the Nestle Silver Children's Book Prize, the Red House Children's Book of the Year Award and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Polly was chosen as one of BookTrust's Ten Best Illustrators. Polly is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eShoe Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePat-a-Cake Baby\u003c\/i\u003e and two picture books written by David Almond. Polly created \u003ci\u003eTilly and Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, a series which is now animated on CBeebies. Polly lives in the Waveny Valley, Suffolk with her partner and their two boys.","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber Children's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50609293689106,"sku":"9780571350605","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_51f74625-8c70-4f0c-92fb-6c87e6c09904.jpg?v=1737289923","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hug-mini-edition-9780571350605","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}