Hug

　　本商品為硬頁書。

　　這本書文字只有簡簡單單不斷重複的「抱抱」，卻活生生地傳達出濃濃的親子情。作者傑茲．阿波羅是怎麼做到的？

　　一隻叫Bobo的小猩猩尋遍森林，要媽媽抱抱。結果走著走著，一路上有象媽媽給小象抱抱、獅媽媽給小獅抱抱，長頸鹿媽媽也給小長頸鹿抱抱…小猩猩越看越著急，忍不住大哭了起來。就在這個時候，猩猩媽媽出現了，給小猩猩一個甜蜜的大擁抱。森林裡的動物不禁歡呼「抱抱」！

　　對於小小孩來說，抱抱永遠不嫌多。孩子在父母懷中感受到溫暖、愉悅和舒適。

　　用擁抱來告訴孩子「我愛你」，也是最直接能讓小小孩感受到父母之愛的方式。

　　本書只靠hug、Mom、和Bobo三個字，就能透過小猩猩的豐富表情變化，引發大小讀者對故事的深刻共鳴。

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　　本書中譯版《抱抱》由上誼文化出版。

＂Alborough’s simplicity results in another gem.＂ -- School Library Journal

Bobo needs a hug. But his friends don’t seem to understand. ＂Hug,＂ he implores, time and again. Time and again his puzzled pals -- from the smallest chameleon to the tallest giraffe -- shrug and cuddle with their jungle mothers. As the lonely chimp’s plea escalates, his friends grow concerned. Can the elephants lead Bobo to his heart’s desire? Jez Alborough, the acclaimed author-illustrator of Where’s My Teddy?, It’s the Bear!, and My Friend Bear transforms a total of three words -- and some of the most tenderly expressive animals ever created -- into an endearing tribute to love and belonging.

Jez Alborough says, ＂Bobo and his mommy just had to be chimps--they’ve got the best arms for giving hugs!＂