Hugless Douglas Finds a Hug! by David Melling (author)

It’s our favourite book of the year. One for any time and any place you need a REAL bear hug! If you’re a Douglas fan, this book will be a dream come true. A soft, snuggly plush puppet Douglas to cuddle any time you like. Douglas has a story to tell. A story about his favourite thing (and yours). He is hunting for a hug: stretching, clapping and opening his arms REALLY wide… Cuddle up and help Douglas tell his story. Put your hand in the puppet and share lots of lovely hugs!

Gorgeous plush hand puppet of Hugless Douglas

Move the puppet to help tell his adorable story

“A sure hit with your kids” – Little Magazine

Over 1.4 million Hugless Douglas books sold

Not suitable for children under 3 years of age. Small parts.

Product Details

Format

Hardback

ISBN

9781444912678

Lexile measure

AD470L

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

David Melling

David Melling is a best-selling picture book author and illustrator, best known for his hit Hugless Douglas books.

Before creating picture books, David worked as a photographer and as an animation artist for films including the much-loved Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs. He was born in Oxford and still lives near the city with his wife and two children. One of his most popular picture books The Tale of Jack Frost became an award-winning BBC1 animation, shown on Christmas Day.

He has been shortlisted for lots of awards, including the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal for his first book The Kiss That Missed.

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Reviews

shah
on 7 September 2014

A creative story time

I bought this book for my 1 year old niece. she cant put it down. the puppet allows you to use your imagination and create your own hugless douglas story!
its great fun for any child.