I Need a Hug
This book is best for:
- making inferences from the pictures
- rhyme
- subjective pronouns (I, you)
Review
All poor little porcupine wants is a hug, but having such prickly spikes makes it really hard to find someone willing to give him a cuddle. Luckily, however, he finds another animal who understands just how it feels to be rejected by all the other animals…
I Need a Hug is a short, but funny story with simple rhyming text. The dialogue can easily be extended by making predictions about what the characters might be thinking or saying on the wordless pages. The illustrations lend themselves really well to drawing inferences as they wonderfully capture the emotions of each character. The repetitive phrases make this a great choice for targeting grammatical goals, particularly the subjective pronouns ‘I’ and ‘you’. This book has a beautiful message of acceptance and friendship. After all, everyone just wants to feel loved.
For further speech and language targets in I Need a Hug, see the list below.
Book Details
Narrative Structure: Action Sequence
Story Plot: Wishing Tale
Themes:
- acceptance
- animals
- hugging
- humour
- porcupines
Speech and Language Targets
Speech Sounds:
- /d/ - cuddle, need, kind, mind
- /g/ - get, hug
- /h/ - hug, help, hey, how
- /k/ - cuddle, Ken (character), kind, kiss, spikes
- /l/ - Lou (character), will, cuddle, all
- /n/ - need, no, minute, again
- /w/ - will, what, with, won't, well, away
Grammar:
- modal (will)
- negative (no)
- subjective pronouns (I, you)
- action verbs (hug, cuddle)
Semantics:
- labelling
- making inferences
Concepts:
- quantitive (all)
Social-Emotional:
- acceptance
Narrative:
- sequencing
- dialogue
- repetition for emphasis
Rhyme & Sound Awareness:
- rhyme
Book Info
Published by Scholastic Press in 2015 (ISBN: 9781407173023)