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Grossman, David

The Hug

32 pp. | Overlook | October, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4683-0273-8 $19.95
(4) K-3 Translated by Stuart Schoffman. Illustrated by Michal Rovner. While taking a walk, Ben's mother tells him, "There's nobody else like you in the whole wide world!" For him, this is a revelation, and he worries, "But then I'm all alone!" So begins a book-length dialogue about existence that strains for profundity. Tiny sketchlike drawings set against white space are lovely but reinforce the characters' anonymity.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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