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Little ones love daddy hugs.

Feathered hugs... whiskered hugs... cozy hugs.

Just-daddy-and-me hugs.

All across the woodlands, animal daddies and their little ones cuddle up together. From furry bear hugs to silky hare hugs, Nancy Tafuri celebrates all the hugs that are extra special because they are just-daddy-and-me hugs. A…

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1 author picked Daddy Hugs as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

(Are you getting the sense that we have a bit of a daddy’s girl around here?)

But anyway, adorable illustrations, a cute story about different animal dads hugging their kids/pups/chicks that human dads can act out, and simple sentences that are structured to be easy enough for early readers to help pick out some of the words has made this one a favorite all year.

It was so well loved that we ended up having to buy a copy from Amazon so that we didn’t have to keep renewing it from the library.

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