Waffles & Julius: No Hugs Please!

Description Share Post Waffles & Julius: No Hugs Please! Ed Vere (Penguin Books) Waffles’ favourite thing is to be hugged. however, Julius’s aversion to hugging causes problems. Could it be a problem of timing? What if more time was allowed? Perhaps? Then again, what if Waffles’ avalanche of speed means that there’s no time for Julius’s refusal? However, maybe it’s not a good idea for a dog to launch itself at a cat? Waffles & Julius: No Hugs Please! is a warm, funny, strategically paced, meaningful picture book from writing illustrating titan Ed Vere. In fact, we, readers, follow Waffles’ trajectory of hope that Julius’s walls will crumble. After all, who doesn’t like or need cuddles? So, we wait. After all, aren’t we all ‘good at waiting’? Then again, could there be ways to encourage a cuddle, such as a gift or making another laugh? Singing or chasing? Or might this all work against this friendly dog’s hopes of a cuddle? Terracotta coloured pages and big outlined characters upon whom we centre really direct our attention. Thereafter, we hold our reading breaths and hope for this lovely dog… Like Mr Big, Waffles & Julius: No Hugs Please! is such an empathetic knowing picture book. It is ideal to read aloud, to snuggle into, share and love. We love and recommend this picture book highly.