Let’s Hug Day
The Funtastic Festivities Booklists compile stories that relate to fun and festive days so that readers of all ages can join the celebration with a good book!
Earlier this month, December 3rd, we celebrated Let’s Hug Day, where we take a moment to revel in the warmth of a hug from a friend or loved one. In this simple gesture, we can boost our moods, comfort a friend, or express the love in our hearts to a family member. So let’s grab a good book and hug it out this holiday season!
A Great Day for A Hug written and illustrated by Mack van Gageldonk (Clavis Publishing) — Fiction, Board Book, Animals, Ages 0-3.
A Hug is for Holding Me by Lisa Wheeler, illus. Lisk Feng (ABRAMS) — Fiction, Picture Book, Science, ages 4-6.
Bugs Don’t Hug: Six-Legged Parents and Their Kids by Heather L. Montgomery; illus. Stephen Stone (Charlesbridge) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Science, ages 4-6.
Duck And Goose: Goose Needs a Hug written and illustrated by Tad Hills (Random House Children’s Books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Contemporary, Series, ages 4-6.
Frozen Hide-and-Hug Olaf: A Fun Family Experience! by Kevin Lewis, illus. Olga Mosqueda (Disney Publishing Worldwide) — Fiction, Novelty / Pop-Up, Humor, ages 4-6.
Groundhug Day by Anne Marie Pace; illus. Christopher Denise (Disney Publishing Worldwide) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, ages 4-6.
Hedgehugs and the Hattiepillar (Hedgehugs #2) by Steve Wilson; illus. Lucy Tapper (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Series, ages 4-6.
Hug A Bull: An Ode to Animal Dads written and illustrated by Aaron Zenz (Bloomsbury Children’s Books and Walker Books for Young Readers) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, ages 4-6.
Hug It Out! by Louis Thomas (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group) — Fiction, Picture Book, Humor, ages 4-6.
Hug Me written and illustrated by Simona Ciraolo (Flying Eye Books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Humor, ages 0-3.
Huggy Kissy writen and illustrated by Leslie Patricelli (Candlewick Press) — Fiction, Board Book, Humor, Series, ages 0-3.
One Hug by Katrina Moore; illus. Julia Woolf (Katherine Tegen Books / HarperCollins) — Fiction, Picture Book, Diversity, Poetry, ages 0-3.
The Littlest Things Give the Loveliest Hugs by Mark Sperring, illus. Maddie Frost (Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, ages 0-3.
Trolls Graphic Novels #1: Hugs & Friends by Dave Scheidt and Tini Howard, illus. Kathryn Hudson (Papercutz) — Fiction, Graphic Novel, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Series, ages 7-12.
Will Ladybug Hug? by Hilary Leung (Scholastic) — Fiction, Board Book, Contemporary, ages 0-3.
Happy Holidays 2021!
List compiled by CBC’s resident trivia expert, Sommer. Check out other diverse book lists on our blog and from our Inclusivity Resources list.
