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Hug Machine
Author:
Campbell, Scott
Illustrator:
Campbell, Scott
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Class:
Easy
Age: 3-8
Language: English
Descriptors: Picture Book
Demand: High
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LC: PZ7.C158
Grade: P-3
Print Run: 50000
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ISBN-13: 9781442459359
LCCN: 2013019664
Imprint: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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Pub Date: 08/26/2014
Availability: Available
List: $18.99
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Hardcover Reinforced
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Physical Description:
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
H 10.5",
W 9",
D 0.5",
1 lbs.
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LC Series:
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Brodart Sources:
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Brodart's For Youth Interest Titles
Brodart's For Youth Interest: Popular
Brodart's Insight Catalog: Children
Brodart's TOP Juvenile Titles
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Bibliographies:
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Children's Core Collection, 22nd ed.
Children's Core Collection, 23rd ed.
Children's Core Collection, 24th ed.
Texas 2x2 Reading List
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Awards:
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BCCB Blue Ribbons
BCCB Starred Reviews
Horn Book Guide Titles, Rated 1 - 4
Kirkus Starred Reviews
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Starred Reviews:
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Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Kirkus Reviews
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TIPS Subjects:
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Humorous Fiction
Emotions
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BISAC Subjects: |
JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
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LC Subjects:
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Hugging, Fiction
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SEARS Subjects: |
Hugging, Fiction
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Reading Programs: |
Lexile Level:
330
Reading Counts Level:
1
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Points: 1.0
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| Annotations |
| Brodart's TOP Juvenile Titles | 08/01/2014 |
| There is nothing you cannot hug. The Hug Machine sets out to prove just that, hugging everything in sight as readers discover how great a hug can be to get and to give. 40pp., Ill. |
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| Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books | 09/01/2014 |
| R. 4-7 yrs. What, you may ask, precisely is a Hug Machine? It's a little boy with a propensity for loving squeezes whose hugs are good enough to stop crying babies and make small turtles feel big inside. No one is too spiky or huge for a Hug from the Hug Machine, not even a porcupine or a whale. There's a matter-of-fact glee in this picture book that keeps it silly and sweet but never saccharine ("People often ask what the Hug Machine eats to keep the hugging energy high. Well, the answer is pizza"), and the gentle but insistent repetition and theatrical beat give it a playful rhythm. Watercolor illustrations on textured paper feature our Peanuts-headed protagonist in suspenders and big red boots against a warm, earthy palette heightened by extensive use of pink, particularly for backgrounds. The cloudiness of the medium, the thick and bumpy outlining, and an exaggerated roundness of features ramp up the coziness, but the use of perspective and close-ups, as in a spread where the Hug Machine comes right for the audience, helps keep things from getting too treacly. Whether for bedtime or storytime, affectionate kids and adults will thoroughly embrace (ahem) this fuzzy and goofy paean to cuddling. TA. 32p. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, c2014. |
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| Kirkus Reviews | 07/01/2014 |
| A feel-good ride, full of droll artistic asides and an abundance of caring.A little boy calls himself the Hug Machine. He is a squat little guy, with an oblong head and arms that would surely drag on the floor if he ever put them down. But that just means they are perfect for hugging. The Hug Machine wraps his arms around his family, neighbors, everyone he meets. He also hugs things that are hard (a rock), big (a bear), square (an ice cream truck) and spiky (a porcupine--while wearing adequate protection, of course). No one can resist his unbelievable hugging! Admittedly, the Hug Machine can look a tad forbidding while looking for his next cuddle recipient; his large eyes pop, and his arms stretch wide. But as soon as the hug starts, his face relaxes into a serene calm. With each hug, Campbell depicts him hilariously perched in the same position, as if he were perfectly inserted exactly where he should be. Unadorned, hand-lettered text and deliberately muted watercolors increase the warmth of this adorable little fellow. The story rests on a simple string of hugs and one plucky little hero doing his part to make the world a better place.In his first outing as an author, Campbell shines. (Picture book. 3-6). 40pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2014. |
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| Booklist | 07/01/2014 |
| Preschool-Grade 1. From the title page, where the tiny hug machine boosts his biceps for a long day of hugging, to the exuberant tirelessness with which he dispenses embraces, this noodle-armed little boy who loves hugs is irrepressibly charming. Campbell's big-eyed, overall-sporting toddler in red boots will hug anything, and he is the best: No one can resist my unbelievable hugging. Grumpy neighbors, sad babies, mailboxes, trees, snakes, a giant whale, and even a porcupine are no match for the hug machine, particularly after he is refueled by pizza. In cartoony watercolors in muted, pinky tones on open white backgrounds, Campbell depicts the boy, who clearly takes hugging very seriously, clasping his long arms around bewildered, deadpan passersby until he collapses from exhaustion and receives a warm hug from his own mom. Though parents will likely want to dissuade their little ones from hugging total strangers--let alone a porcupine or bear--it's a silly concept delightfully rendered, and the hug machine's enthusiasm for friendliness is hard not to love. Hunter, Sarah. 40p. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2014. |
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| Horn Book | 11/01/2014 |
| Preschool. "Whoa! Here I come! I am the Hug Machine!" cries this book's ebullient young narrator as he dramatically crests a hill on the first spread. No shrinking violet, the boy explains in a series of spot illustrations why he is the "best at hugging" everyone and everything. His hugs have various effects -- calming, cheering, etc. -- and he doesn't discriminate based on size, shape, or texture. Even hug requests from a spiky porcupine and a ginormous whale don't faze the resourceful tyke. After refueling with pizza (his preferred food) to "keep the hugging energy high," the Hug Machine traverses the neighborhood spreading his special brand of magic. The cartoony watercolor illustrations are a perfect counterpoint to the earnest text, from Campbell's depiction of the round-headed, big-eyed boy with extra-long arms perfect for hugging to the humorous deadpan reactions of the hug recipients. Campbell skillfully uses white space, the occasional warm red background color, and different dynamic perspectives to add emphasis, while dotted lines on several spreads make the boy's constant movement easy to follow. And when, after a day full of hugging, it looks like the Hug Machine is all tuckered out, the boy discovers it's just as nice to be hugged as it is to give hugs. It's a non-sappy, warm-hearted ending to a book that feels just like a big ol' hug. cynthia k. ritter. 40pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2014. |
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| Horn Book Guide | 05/01/2015 |
| 2. This book's ebullient young narrator explains why he is the "best at hugging" everyone and everything. After a day full of hugging, the tuckered-out boy discovers it's just as nice to be hugged. The cartoony watercolor illustrations are a perfect counterpoint to the earnest text, from the round-headed boy with extra-long arms just right for hugging to the deadpan reactions of the recipients. cr. 40pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2015. |
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| Publishers Weekly | 06/02/2014 |
| Ages 4-8. A boy shows ample pride in his hugging prowess in this ode to spreading joy, the first book Campbell (If Dogs Run Free) has both written and illustrated. There's no one and nothing that the protagonist--clad in shorts, a striped polo, and red boots--won't hug. He's so confident about the power of his "irresistible" hugs to calm people down, cheer them up, or "make the biggest feel small. The smallest feel big," that he calls himself the Hug Machine. Spiky porcupine? No problem. The Hug Machine dons a facemask, oven mitts, and a pillow before going in for the squeeze. Super-huge whale? The Hug Machine slides down the whale's back and hugs in increments. After a long day of hug-giving, the Hug Machine "can hug no more" and is scooped up into his mother's arms. Campbell's simply outlined watercolors exude warmth, emotion, and sly humor, from the deadpan expressions of several surprised recipients of the Hug Machine's hugs to his own serenely closed eyes during each hug, which make it clear that he's giving each hug his utmost. (Aug.). 40p. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, c2014. |
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| School Library Journal | 06/01/2014 |
| PreS-Gr 1. Much like cats, young children can be quite persnickety about whom they embrace and when. Not so with this story's protagonist, aka the Hug Machine. This boy takes it upon himself to calm and cheer everyone, and everything (rocks, trees), he encounters with a warm hug. He takes his work quite seriously and no challenge is too tough (a porcupine) or large (a whale) for him to wrap his arms around. It's a big, important job that requires frequent refueling (pizza) to keep his "hugging energy high," but he's up to the task. Finally, when he's about to collapse from exhaustion, he acquiesces to his mom's request and lets her hold the Hug Machine in her arms. Campbell's stylized watercolor cartoon art is the perfect foil for the straightforward text. The humor is deadpan and the illustrations, though quirky, are enormously appealing. The diminutive boy is depicted with large eyes and extra-long arms, so he's well prepared for his chosen mission. Absolutely irresistible.--Luann Toth, School Library Journal. Luann Toth, School Library Journal. 40p. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2014. |
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