As your child meets new people in school, they begin to learn how to navigate starting new and maintaining old friendships. And there’s no better way to kick-start a conversation about friendship than through I Need a Hug by Aaron Blabey, author of the best-selling The Bad Guys series.
In this picture book, readers learn about kindness and acceptance through a little porcupine who’s in search of someone who will cuddle with him. Although all of his friends run away from his prickly quills, he finally finds someone who will give him a hug — a snake who knows what it feels like to be judged by his appearance.
