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bookarian's review against another edition
4.0
"grandparents, sleepovers, fantastic visit (all food is deserts)"
leslie_d's review against another edition
3.0
Aileen Leijten’s picture book Hugging Hour! is not to be read without sweets on hand. So it is a good thing that Leijten provides recipes for a few of the foods in the book. This is a great book for grandparent’s who are having their young grandchild over for the night, especially if the child is one who has a hard time staying away from home. And maybe this is a good one for parents, to reassure them that just because grandma’s is a place for spoiling, the child still misses their parents and wants to go home.
Drool has a grandma who is available for hour-long hugs, who doesn’t make a big deal over Drool’s messes, or eating vegetables, or playing dress-up with her colorful clothes in her dressing room, or sticking marzipan cake to the ceiling. In fact, Grandma likes indulging in childhood fancies herself, knitting “the longest sock ever” so “there will be plenty of space for goodies in my sock at Christmas.” Then there is Kip, grandma’s pet chicken in blue overalls.
Hugging Hour! is not be accompanied by a reading of Hansel & Gretel.
I was really attracted to the bright softened colors and fun mix of patterns. The delicate sweeping lines add a whimsical flair that is a perfect companion to the text. There is a lot of movement and the modicum of detail to draw the eye without overwhelming or holding the reader too long in the moment. For all the fun activity with Grandma, the time passes quickly enough and Mommy and Daddy have come back.
L @ omphaloskepsis
http://contemplatrix.wordpress.com/2011/05/09/sugar-and-spice-and/
Drool has a grandma who is available for hour-long hugs, who doesn’t make a big deal over Drool’s messes, or eating vegetables, or playing dress-up with her colorful clothes in her dressing room, or sticking marzipan cake to the ceiling. In fact, Grandma likes indulging in childhood fancies herself, knitting “the longest sock ever” so “there will be plenty of space for goodies in my sock at Christmas.” Then there is Kip, grandma’s pet chicken in blue overalls.
Hugging Hour! is not be accompanied by a reading of Hansel & Gretel.
I was really attracted to the bright softened colors and fun mix of patterns. The delicate sweeping lines add a whimsical flair that is a perfect companion to the text. There is a lot of movement and the modicum of detail to draw the eye without overwhelming or holding the reader too long in the moment. For all the fun activity with Grandma, the time passes quickly enough and Mommy and Daddy have come back.
L @ omphaloskepsis
http://contemplatrix.wordpress.com/2011/05/09/sugar-and-spice-and/
xterminal's review
4.0
Aileen Leijten, Hugging Hour! (Philomel Books, 2009)
Cute tale about a young girl's first sleepover at Grandma's and the separation anxiety that brings. Grandma has a masterful hand of distractions up her sleeve, and she doles them out one by one. Part of me wonders how much this book is really for kids and how much it's for parents (or grandparents), but warm, inviting illustrations and gentle prose should be an equal delight for both. *** ½
Cute tale about a young girl's first sleepover at Grandma's and the separation anxiety that brings. Grandma has a masterful hand of distractions up her sleeve, and she doles them out one by one. Part of me wonders how much this book is really for kids and how much it's for parents (or grandparents), but warm, inviting illustrations and gentle prose should be an equal delight for both. *** ½
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