Basta coccole!

Kustannus Mäkelä n kustantamissa kirjoissa yleensä on kaikenlaista ihanaa karvaista, suloista ja pörröistä seikkailijaa antamassa haleja. Tässä kirjassa päähenkilö Pörri ei halua enää antaa yhtään halia, mikä teki tarinasta varsin hauskan ja nurinkurisen. Meillä niin lukija kuin kuuntelijat hykerteli Leggi tutto

Pörri ei halua enää antaa haleja, mutta kaikki muut haluavat niitä antaa. Miten pääsisi karkuun?

I saw this book in the return pile and staged an impromptu read aloud for my coworker. What a great book for talking about consent and/or introversion with children!

Amazing illustrations accompany this silly story about Barry, a cuddle monsters who is thoroughly sick of cuddles. He asks the other animals to stop cuddling him, but they don't. He finds them a substitute who wants cuddles, Bear. But the other animals just continue to maul Barry. He eventually fall Leggi tutto

Barry is big, soft, cuddly, and oh so huggable. The bunnies love to hug Barry; in fact, all the animals love to hug him. Barry enjoys their hugs...until he doesn't. Suddenly, being hugged all the time by young and old alike isn't so fun, and Barry tries to shake them, but they all keep finding him.

Sometimes too much of a good thing, is well, too much of a good thing. Barry is a big, furry, cuddly, animal. All the little furry bunnies just want to hug and cuddle him. This picture book shows how Barry tries a few solutions, until ultimately succeeded in just a little bit of quiet time. I imagin Leggi tutto

This is a book for cuddled-out parents. My son was a bit upset when Barry, the main character says "No more cuddles!" - kid was definitely on team bunny. We borrowed it from the library ... but oh my, I want my own copy of this book! ❤ Without giving away what happened... this was a satisfying read ( Leggi tutto