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Picture Book · Ages 4–9 · 2015
Slug Needs a Hug!
By Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross (Illustrator)
Slug seeks a hug by transforming his appearance. Will it work?
3.9/5 Goodreads · 429 ratings
32 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Slug is puzzled by his mom's lack of hugs and sets off on a quest for answers. With advice from Kitten and Bird, he dons a woolly hat and a beak, transforming his look. But will these changes earn him the hug he longs for, or is there more to love than appearances? Discover Slug's heartwarming journey to find out if a hug is just a change away.
From the publisher
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?
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Reading age
- 4–9
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD850L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.6
- F&P level
- ~T
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 174254
Publication
- Published
- October 1, 2015
- First published
- April 2, 2015
- Publisher
- Andersen Press USA
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781467793094
- LCCN
- 2015002509
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