6/2/2023 0 Comments Hug by Jez Alborough![]() ![]() ![]() Comprised of only three words (“hug,” “mommy,” and “Bobo”), the spare text leaves plenty of room for Alborough’s eloquent illustrations, a true testimony to the adage “a picture’s worth a thousand words.” The full-color, full-bleed illustrations are rendered in marker pen, allowing Alborough to impart a wealth of expression on the faces and in the body language of the various creatures. ![]() Just when things seem dire, out from the trees swings Bobo’s mom, who joyously envelops her offspring in a warm clasp, inspiring a hug-fest among all the congregated animals. In his journey he encounters familiar inhabitants in adult/infant pairs elephants, snakes, lions, and others embrace in genial expressions of affection as the forlorn chimp ambles past, plaintively calling out, “Hug.” Soon a menagerie of concerned animals trail in Bobo’s wake as he becomes increasingly distressed. A juvenile chimp wanders the jungle searching for-what else?-a hug. Alborough’s latest endeavor is brief on text but big on emotion. ![]()
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