Click to EnlargeClick to Enlarge

Slug Needs a Hug!

  • Interest Level: Preschool - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 2

When it begins to bug Slug that his mom doesn’t hug him, he leaves home to find out why. Kitten suggests he should be furrier, so he puts on a woolly hat while Bird suggests he needs a beak. Soon, Slug has a new look. Will his mom hug him now?

Format Your Price Add
978-1-4677-9309-4
 $13.49
978-1-4677-9548-7
 $22.99
Available at all major wholesalers and distributors. Save 25% off list price on hardcovers and ebooks when you buy direct! Digital purchases will be accessed on Lerner Digital Bookshelf. An account will be created for you after purchase.
Interest Level Preschool - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 2
Genre Picture Books
Category SEL: B Self-Management, SEL: C Social Awareness, SEL: D Relationship Skills, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2015
Publisher Andersen Press USA
Imprint Andersen Press USA
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2015-10-01
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV002000, JUV039140, JUV013060
Dewey [E]
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 9 x 11
Lexile 850
ATOS Reading Level 3.6
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 174254
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Original artwork and Reviewed

Reviews

Booklist

Reviewed on 17 September 2015

“Cartoonish, watercolor art and bouncy, lively rhymes make for a droll, entertaining tale. With a positive, supportive message, and a raucous delivery, this one will make storytime shine.”—Booklist

School Library Journal

Reviewed on 1 September 2015

“Ross’s deliciously silly ink and watercolor illustrations are a delightful complement to Jeanne Willis’s bouncy rhyming text. . . . This is a fun and whimsical choice for storytimes about individuality, self-esteem, and love.”—School Library Journal

Kirkus Reviews

Reviewed on 15 July 2015

“[A] bittersweet, slimy story…[with an] unconditionally loving ending….The book feels like a big, generous embrace.”―Kirkus Reviews