Welcome to week four of the Read. Explore. Learn Summer Reading Challenge- July Edition! This meme was designed to be a place for you to share the learning opportunities, crafts, field trips, and other activities you have done this week that tie-in to children’s books. I look forward to seeing ways you have learned with and explored books.
Remember each post you link up counts as an entry in the the July edition of the Summer Reading Challenge. One post linked up to Read.Explore.Learn during the month of July will selected to win a $10 Barnes and Noble gift card. I will select the July winner and announce them next Friday
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Almost every night Jdaniel crawls out of bed and stands on the stair with his arms outstretched. “Mama, I need a hug!” he declares. I give him a hug and walk with him back upstairs.
Hugless Douglas wakes up in the spring needing a hug. After getting dressed to seek a hug, Douglass finds something big to hug. The rock he finds is too heavy. Then he looks for something big and tall to hug. The tree he finds gives him splinters. He looks for something comfy to hug and he finds a bush. The bush is filled with sheep that don’t want to be hugged.
After much trying on his own, he asks an owl for help. He even tries to hug the owl. The owl doesn’t want a hug either. He finds a rabbit and tries to hug him. The rabbit doesn’t want a hug, but he know someone that does want Douglas’ hug. The rabbit leads him to cave that was his mama’s winter home.
In the cave Douglas finds the perfect person to hug. His mama loves his hugs. She even hugs him back.
We love this story by David Melling. The pictures are filled with humorous animals reactions to being hugged. The owl covered in band aids is so silly. This warm book makes you want to reach out and hug someone you love.
What did we do?
Card Making
We made two special ladies cards this week to let them know that they are special. My mom will be seventy one next week so, we made her a birthday card. I love that he has eyes or are they ears. One way or another I love details in this picture.
I hope both ladies enjoy their cards. If you get a minute and would like to lift up a prayer for Mrs. Showalter, I am sure Elizabeth and her family would love it.
Disclaimer: I was sent this book to review by Tiger Tales Books.
Looks like an adorable book ! I just showed it to Douglas, my friend’s husband name,where I am on holidays, we laughed !
Lifting up Mrs Showalter!
I love that mama gives the best hug in the book. So sorry to hear about your friend’s mom, but glad that JD could send a little cheer her way with the card.
Very sweet book! I love kiddo hugs more than anything. Those cards were so sweet. I’ll say a prayer for your friend’s mom. 🙂
Sounds like a cute little story!
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Aww… that’s so cute! Every since Baby Sister was born, my little guy is always saying “hug me” and for his naptime he always wants me to hug him to sleep 🙂
Very cute cards by JDaniel – I know they will love them!
I love the cards. Makes me think that girls and I should do more art projects to send to relatives.
These cards are super cute 🙂
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Love the card and the book!
Nathan is sharing his favorite crafts of all time, come see his picks.
those would be great cards to get!!!
also, i said a prayer for your friends mom 🙂