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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2015 | Picture Books
PreS-Gr 2— Poor slug is "wet and weedy, very, very needy, and always greedy for a hug." Sadly, his mother never hugs him. One at a time, various animals tell slug how he should make himself "more huggable, less slithery and sluggable"—namely, by making himself more like them. Tony Ross's deliciously silly ink and watercolor illustrations are a delightful complement to Jeanne Willis's bou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on April 1, 2016
"Once upon a time-y, / there was a little slimy, / spotty, shiny, whiny slug." In this humorous rhyming story, Slug wants a hug f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More