This is a sweet picture book about a bear who wakes up from hibernation and wants a hug. The story follows Douglas’s many attempts at finding the perfect kind of hug. It isn’t until the end of the book that we find out that Douglas is actually a young bear, and he couldn’t find the right hug because his mom hadn’t woken up yet. Search through the story and try to find any words that you are unfamiliar with. Can you find out what they mean? Melalui ceritanya, anak-anak diajak untuk mengenal aneka ukuran, sambil membantu Doughlass menemukan pelukannya. Ada yang terlalu tinggi, ada yang terlalu pendek. Hugless Douglas is a huggable, lovable young brown bear who wakes up one morning in need of a hug. He goes to try and find one but none of them seem quite right. Hugless Douglas, by David Melling, is a sweet story about a bear who wakes up one morning in need of a hug, so he goes out in search of one.

A great Hugless Douglas book. In this one he has his birthday and lined up his presents to open later but his cousins ruin it by opening the presents...The story ends with Douglas finding what he has been searching for all along, a huge bear hug from his mum!

I loved the details of the pictures and the story is very sweet, about a bear who is desperate for the hug. Look at the use of punctuation within the story. Where have speech marks and exclamation marks been used?

I suppose it’s a slightly sappy story but I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I’m sure I’d have loved it as a kid and after all young kids are its target audience. The story is very sweet and appropriate for the youngest child. It’s a story that begs to be read aloud; it’s really fun to read out loud to a listener/listeners. It’s quite amusing for the reader to follow Douglas looking for a hug and hugging some less than huggable things and being, including those who don’t want a hug. Young children will especially appreciate how Douglas finds the perfect hug.