Hug This Book!
by Barney Saltzberg
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This picture book celebrates a love of books.Tags
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"You can read this book to a hippo. / You can read this book in the bath. / If you read this book being tickled, / I dare you not to laugh!" And so begins this book about the pleasures of having a book: of reading it, sharing it, holding it, and carrying it around. Whatever you do with and to it - feeding it is not recommended! - the story is always ready to be read again...
Barney Saltzberg's rhyming text in Hug This Book! reads well, offering a celebration of books that will appeal to younger children, encouraging them to interact more intimately with the volumes in their possession. The illustrations, created by French artist Fred Benaglia in a variety of media - both print and digital elements were used - are colorful and fun, with a show more sense of energy and movement that complements the text. Recommended to anyone looking for new picture-books featuring the joys of reading and of having a book of one's own. show less
Barney Saltzberg's rhyming text in Hug This Book! reads well, offering a celebration of books that will appeal to younger children, encouraging them to interact more intimately with the volumes in their possession. The illustrations, created by French artist Fred Benaglia in a variety of media - both print and digital elements were used - are colorful and fun, with a show more sense of energy and movement that complements the text. Recommended to anyone looking for new picture-books featuring the joys of reading and of having a book of one's own. show less
This was really cute! Perfect for a "welcome to the library" or "books that are about books"-themed storytime.
This was really cute! Perfect for a "welcome to the library" or "books that are about books"-themed storytime.
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Barney Saltzberg was born in Los Angeles, California. He fell in love with drawing at an early age, encouraged primarily by his mother, who bought him drawing pads instead of coloring books so he could create his own art. Barney went on to study art at Sonoma State College in Northern California. Barney moved back to Los Angeles in the late 1970's show more and took a class at Otis/Parsons in children's book writing and illustration. His first published children's book, It Must Have Been the Wind, came out of that class. He now has published close to thirty books. Saltzberg carries around a sketchbook and is constantly doodling and writing things down. In addition to writing and illustrating children's books he has recorded two albums for children. Where, Oh, Where's My Underwear? and most recently The Soccer Mom From Outer Space! He has also written and produced songs for the PBS show, Arthur. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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