.jpg?auto=compress&w=1024&fit=crop&fm=jpg)
Imprint
- Hodder Children's Books
Hugless Douglas, For National Curriculum Early Years, Interest age: from c 3 years, Fiction, Picture storybooks, Novelty, toy & die-cut books
Gallery
A gorgeous Hugless Douglas gift book with a touch-and-feel cover. Ready, steady, hug!
Stretch. smile and squeeeeeeze, and join Hugless Douglas and his friends for a fun-filled hugging competition. What prize will Douglas win? With a soft and strokeable touch-and-feel cover, this gorgeous gift book is bound to endear Douglas to yet more young fans.
Now everyone can give the best and biggest bear hugs!
Hello, Hugless Douglas! was a World Book Day picture book in 2014 and this bestselling series has sold over 1.4 million copies to date in 26 languages.
'A new Hugless Douglas book is always a cause for celebration.' Daily Mail
Praise for How to Hug with Hugless Douglas
-
Hugless Douglas fits right in with the well-loved classics like Winnie the Pooh and Paddington Bear and will be remembered for many years to come. - Guardian
-
Hugless Douglas Finds a Hug is a contender for our favourite young children's book of the year! - Daily Record
-
Hugless Douglas and the Big Sleep made us laugh out loud from the very first page. - Storyseekers
-
. . . has found his way into children's hearts. - Parents in Touch
David Melling
David Melling has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Smarties Book Award and the Independent Booksellers Award. His Hugless Douglas books have sold over 2 million copies worldwide, and the loveable brown bear has starred in a World Book Day book as well as his own theatre show. Before becoming an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator, David worked as an animation artist for films including the much-loved Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs. One of his most popular picture books The Tale of Jack Frost was animated and shown on BBC1 on Christmas Day.
Find a book you’ll love, get our Word Up newsletter
.png?auto=compress&w=150&h=60&fit=crop&fm=jpg)
.png?auto=compress&w=150&h=60&fit=crop&fm=jpg)
Hachette Australia acknowledges and pays our respects to the past, present and future Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Our head office is located on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.
