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The Runaway Hug

by Nick Bland · 2011

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"Mummy," said Lucy, "can I have a hug before I go to bed? I promise I'll give it back."

Lucy shares a hug with everyone in her family. Along the way it becomes softer, sleepier, bigger, even peanut-buttery. But when the hug runs away, Lucy discovers that it's not so easy to get it back.

Themes
familyfamilyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2010s2010sMore like thisLess of thisAustraliaAustraliaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 24 pages

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