Group Hug - Hardcover

by Jean Reidy (Author), Joey Chou (Illustrator)

There once was a slug, / needing someone to hug.

When Slug happens upon a lonely beetle, he knows just what to do. He gives him a big hug--and then the two friends decide to pass it along. They meet Mouse, who's down in the dumps, Skunk, who's a bit smelly, and more and more animals, until their group hug stretches wide and tall. But when Bear comes along, will there be enough hug to share? This delightful picture book encourages kindness and goes to show "that a hugger finds happiness 'longside the hugged!"

Author Biography

Jean Reidy's bestselling and award-winning picture books, including Light Up the Night and Time for Monsters!, have earned their spots as favorites among readers and listeners of all ages and from all over the world. She is honored to be a three-time winner of the Colorado Book Award, a Parents' Choice Gold Award winner, and a Charlotte Zolotow Honor winner, and her books have been recognized on "Best of" lists by School Library Journal, the New York Times, NPR, and Amazon. Jean writes from her home in Colorado, where she lives right across the street from her neighborhood library, which she visits nearly every day.

Joey Chou was born in Taiwan and moved to sunny California in his early teens. There he received his BFA from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Joey works by day as a visual development artist on feature animated films, and by night as a picture book illustrator. His illustrated books include When the Snow Is Deeper Than My Boots Are Tall and Ruby's Chinese New Year.