Book Review
Short Summary
‘Don’t Hug Doug – He Doesn’t Like It’ was written by Carrie Finison about consent and setting body boundaries. It is recommended for children aged 3-7 years.
What This Book Is About
This fun book is about a boy called Doug who doesn’t like hugs.
The book talks about:
- That some people like to hug but not Doug
- Doug likes a lot of other things besides hugs
- No matter what the occasion he still doesn’t like hugs (except at bedtime from his mum)
- The only way to find out if you can hug someone is to ask
- Doug likes high 5s but he doesn’t like hugs but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t like you.
Reflection and Comments
This book is a fun colourful way to begin conversations about always asking, respecting someone’s no, that we are all different and like different things.
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