Jez AlboroughVezi magazinul LibrisNow in a board book format, this story finds Bobo the chimp in need of a hug, but his friends don't seem to understand.
With a total of three words, Alborough delivers an endearing tribute to love and belonging.
Full color.
Like a wordless book, the story unfolds through a series of expressive pictures.
Alborough makes clear .
the elation the animals gain from their shared affection.
-- Publishers Weekly (starred review) 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 transforms a total of three words -- and some of the most tenderly expressive animals ever created -- into an endearing tribute to love and belonging.
