Huggly Gets Dressed

Title: Huggly Gets Dressed
Author: Tedd Arnold
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
Reading Level: Preschool and up
Pages: 22
Genre: Picture Book






Summary:

Huggly is a monster under the bed. At night he sneaks out and the room is a mess! He loves it! He doesn't want to wake the 'people child,' so he tries to be quiet. He goes all over the room and he bumps his head on a dresser. All of the 'people child's' clothes fall out! Huggly decides to wear the clothes, but he doesn't know what goes where. He tries to get everything on and he is proud of his accomplishment. However, there is suddenly a knock on the door! It is time for the 'people child' to get up! The mom had asked if her son needed helped getting dressed, and Huggly said oh no because he was afraid he would get caught. The mother opens the door to make sure he doesn't need help and Huggly books it for the bed. He runs right into the 'people child!' However, he makes it under the bed, and the mother walks in to see her son dressed very differently than he should be. This story is hilarious! However, you definitely need the pictures to make is so great. When Huggly is getting dressed the text describes it from how Huggly sees it. This means that the words pants, socks, shirt, hat, etc. are not used. However, through the pictures you see which item he is putting on and how it is in the very wrong place. The pictures are simple, but they are very well done.

My Reaction:

I love these books. They are simple and younder children (before kindergarten) love them because of the pictures and the humor.

Potential Problems:

If your child is afraid of monsters under their bed you might not want to read this to them. :) Other than that, it is a very cute book and I think most children would love it.

Recommendations:

I recommend this to anyone who wants to read a story out loud to little kids. They will love it!