Publisher Description

Send a hug! Give a hug! Share a hug! Celebrate love and hugs with Brown Bear and friends! Hugs for all seasons and hugs for all reasons. This charming, sweet title is the perfect gift for Valentine's Day--or any day of the year. Hugs when you're happy. Hugs when you're sad. Hugs when you're scared. Hugs when you're mad. This very special hug in a book is the perfect way to say I love you. Using a range of images from the World of Eric Carle, and featuring Brown Bear, Polar Bear, Panda Bear, Baby Bear and more, this special gift book celebrates the affirming power of a hug.

Author Biography

Eric Carle (1929-2021) was one of America's leading children's book illustrators and authors. Author of more than seventy books, his picture book career started when Bill Martin Jr invited him to create the illustrations for Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? That book that went on to sell millions of copies worldwide and Eric soon began writing and illustrating his own books, eventually creating the bestselling classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Born in the United States, Eric also spent many of his early years in Germany where he studied typography and graphic art at the Academy of Applied Art in Stuttgart. Carle was the recipient of many honors including the American Library Association's Children's Literature Legacy Award and the Original Art Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators. In addition to writing and illustrating books of his own, he also collaborated on several others, including Bill Martin Jr's Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, Isaac Bashevis Singer's Why Noah Chose the Dove, and the Eric Carle and Friends' What's Your Favorite picture book series. The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, which Carle and his wife Bobbie founded, opened in Amherst, Massachusetts in 2002.

Review

"When is it time for a hug? According to this eye-catching board book featuring a variety of different animals, it's when you're happy, sad, scared, or mad, whether you're in the sunshine, the storm, the cold, or the warm. "Hugs for all reasons. Hugs for all seasons," and of course, "Hugs to show . . . 'I love you.'" . . . The pictures are vintage Carle, with simplified forms and rich colors that show up well against the backgrounds. This charming book is also available in an oversize edition." --Booklist Reviews on Bear Hugs! from Brown Bear and Friends

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