Big Bear Hug

Written and illustrated by Nicholas Oldland

Part of the Life in the Wild series

A bear must choose between hugging and saving his forest from destruction.

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32 pages· 332 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud· AD450L

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Bookroo's summary

In a forest where a bear hugs every creature, even those he might eat, a human arrives with an axe. Faced with the threat of tree destruction, the bear must decide how to protect his home. Will he continue his loving embrace or take a stand against the human's actions? This tale explores the power of a hug and the bear's struggle to defend his forest, offering a humorous yet poignant environmental message.

From the publisher

A huge bear is wandering through the forest - but wait a minute! Who’s that he’s hugging? A beaver? And a moose? And a bird? And a tree?Welcome to the world of Big Bear Hug, a contemporary fable about a bear who has an appetite for hugging everything in sight - even creatures that bears have been known to eat. One day, the benevolent bear meets up with a human. This human proceeds to do something the bear cannot understand: he raises his axe and begins to cut down a tree. Suddenly the bear doesn’t feel like hugging anymore and must make a difficult decision on how to stop this destruction in his forest.The environmental message of Big Bear Hug is both funny and powerful, while simple enough to engage very young children and show them the awesome power of a hug.

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