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Don't Hug Doug

(He Doesn't Like It)

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Meet Doug, an ordinary kid who doesn't like hugs, in this fun and exuberant story which aims to spark discussions about bodily autonomy and consent—from author Carrie Finison and the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of The World Needs More Purple People, Daniel Wiseman.
Doug doesn't like hugs. He thinks hugs are too squeezy, too squashy, too squooshy, too smooshy. He doesn't like hello hugs or goodbye hugs, game-winning home run hugs or dropped ice cream cone hugs, and he definitely doesn't like birthday hugs. He'd much rather give a high five—or a low five, a side five, a double five, or a spinny five. Yup, some people love hugs; other people don't. So how can you tell if someone likes hugs or not? There's only one way to find out: Ask! Because everybody gets to decide for themselves whether they want a hug or not.
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      May 28, 2021
      Preschool-Grade 1 A simple, effective plea to respect other people's boundaries is here set in a comical framework. The narrator argues on behalf of Doug, a boy who does not like to be hugged (high fives are OK, though), using a Green Eggs and Ham-like rhyme-and-repetition scheme, telling readers at the outset that they can hug a pug or a bug or a slug, "but don't hug Doug." Doug speaks up for himself, too, saying things like "No hugs, please," and "Seriously, no hugs." The bright, flat, funny illustrations include plenty of cartoony kids, and, as the narrator explains why Doug doesn't like hugs, Doug illustrates this with his own pencil drawing of two robots trying to hug--hugs are too "squeezy, squooshy, squashy, smooshy." The narrator extends the argument out by showing people on a park bench: Can you hug them? The answer is a firm, "Ask first." A fun way to deliver the truth of different strokes for different folks.

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      Starred review from October 15, 2020
      A cheerful approach to basic consent. In rollicking text readers learn that Doug, a brown-skinned child with red glasses, "likes to sort his rock collection, and try on his sock collection, and draw with his chalk collection." He often has a smile on his face and "just doesn't like hugs." "Doug likes YOU," the book assures readers, explaining that Doug only likes good-night hugs, from his mom. The next page points to people of various ages and racial presentations and poses a question: "Can you hug these people? There's only one way to find out." "ASK!" Doug rejoins. Readers learn that "Some people love hugs. Lots of people don't. And lots of people are somewhere in the middle." A collage of purple, green, and blue people (and one porcupine), one in hijab and the others with racially differentiated hair, share their preferences around physical affection. The story ends with Doug racing around high-fiving a diverse group of humans and nonhumans. Especially important is that Doug never gives a reason why he doesn't like hugs--he just doesn't, and the reason why doesn't matter, because he gets to make that decision for himself. Even though it doesn't have--or really need--a plot, this book will still be fun to read aloud or explore independently. (This book was reviewed digitally with 9.5-by-19-inch double-page spreads viewed at 8.3% of actual size.) An excellent update on the golden rule: treat people how they want to be treated. (Picture book. 4-7)

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  • ATOS Level:1.7
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-1

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