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How to Send a Hug

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By Hayley Rocco

Illustrated by John Rocco

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Nov 15, 2022
Page Count
40 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13
9780316306928

Price

$17.99

Price

$22.99 CAD

Format

Hardcover

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Hardcover $17.99 $22.99 CAD

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Learn how to send a hug to someone you love today! This heartfelt story shows readers the incredible impact writing and receiving handwritten letters can have on yourself and others.

How will you know your hug arrived safely?
Because when you send a hug,
You just might get one in return

 
Artie loves giving hugs. But she can’t give a hug to her Grandma who lives so far away. Instead, she shows us how to send hugs using the magic of handwritten letters in this timeless story about connecting to loved ones when you can’t always do so in person.
 
Both timely and timeless, How to Send a Hug is about reaching out across the miles when you can’t do so yourself in person and turning words into love.
 

Genre:

  • Children's Books
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Family
  • Multigenerational

Hayley Rocco has loved children’s books her whole life and worked in publishing for more than a decade promoting them. She’s been sending hugs since she was six. It was only natural that she created a book about how to do just that. Hayley lives in Rhode Island with her husband, two cats, and a very excitable dog. This is her first book.

John Rocco is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of many acclaimed books for children, including Blackout, recipient of the Caldecott Honor and How We Got To The Moon, recipient of the Sibert Honor and Longlisted for the National Book Award.  John has been learning to send hugs, and is starting to get pretty good at it. 
 

  • * "A celebration of letters that gently gives young readers the knowledge and tools to share the love."
    Kirkus, starred review
  • * “Here is a delightful tribute to “old-fashioned” letter writing that may inspire youngsters to try their hand at creating a work of art that can be read and reread often.”
    Booklist, starred review
  • "a sweet-tempered approach to an everyday show of affection."
    Publishers Weekly
  • "...this book might be a revelation."
    School Library Journal

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Praise

  • * “A celebration of letters that gently gives young readers the knowledge and tools to share the love.”
    Kirkus, starred review
  • * “Here is a delightful tribute to “old-fashioned” letter writing that may inspire youngsters to try their hand at creating a work of art that can be read and reread often.”
    Booklist, starred review
  • “a sweet-tempered approach to an everyday show of affection.”
    Publishers Weekly
  • “…this book might be a revelation.”
    School Library Journal
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