Hedgehog was feeling sad.
As sad as a hedgehog can feel.
So sad only one thing could help...
Tortoise was feeling sad.
As sad as a tortoise can feel.
So sad only one thing could help...
In this clever flipbook, both a hedgehog and a tortoise are looking for a hug. They ask all the other animals they come across but for some reason no one will hug them. Until a wise owl explains: Hedgehog is too spiky; Tortoise is too bony.
And that's when they find each other!
A beautiful, heartwarming picture book with all the universal appeal of Guess How Much I Love You.
Eoin Mclaughlin。出生在愛爾蘭的Eoin蓄留著鬍子，帶著紳士般氣息，與知名繪者Polly Dunbar共同創作「刺蝟與烏龜」的系列繪本，填補了疫情期間人們內心渴望的溫暖。第一本是2019年發行的HUG，以及While We Cant Hug、Longer the Wait Bigger the Hug以及Kiss。主要述說刺蝟與烏龜是兩隻期望與人擁抱的動物，但礙於他們自身的生理狀態，總讓動物們不敢跨越一步; 直到遇見對方，才發現竟然有和自己頻率相似的人。Hug這本做雙故事設計，一面是刺蝟、一面是烏龜，雙路線但結局皆在書中產生完美結合，而後面二本While We Cant Hug和Longer the Wait Bigger the Hug則是刺蝟與烏龜相識後的故事。Polly Dunbar柔軟優雅的色彩，可愛地繪出這對好朋友的互動，有拌嘴有甜蜜有思念，就像我們與母親間的互動，在愛的結網中，難免有意見出入的時候，也正因為有愛，所以我們能溝溝進而體諒關懷。
