Hug a Bull: An Ode to Animal Dads

by Aaron Zenz, Aaron Zenz (Illustrator)

Overview

Take a look, my dad's a Gander.
Take a nap, our dads are Boars.

From baby geese to kangaroos to humans, every mom and dad is known by his or her own special name. Bouncing texts full of fun wordplay and adorable illustrations feature animal parents of every shape and size, and encourage little readers to express big love. Go ahead and hug a bull!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802735713
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	08/08/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	27 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

AARON ZENZ is the illustrator of Chuckling Ducklings and Nugget on the Flight Deck. He has worked as an illustrator, a graphic, multimedia, and toy designer, a college instructor, a fine artist, and an author.

www.aaronzenz.com
Aaron Zenz is the author and illustrator of Chuckling Ducklings, I Love Ewe, and Hug a Bull, and the artist for ten other books, including Nugget on the Flight Deck and The Spaghetti Slurping Sewer Serpent. He has worked as an illustrator, a graphic, multimedia, and toy designer, a college instructor, a fine artist, and an author. Visit him online at www.aaronzenz.com.

Editorial Reviews

Zenz utilizes clever wordplay to introduce names for a menagerie of animal dads to the preschool crowd. Although the text inserts a few silly puns, it mostly reads like an enthusiastically delivered list of terms for the 27 different male creatures that frolic, jump and cuddle with their youngsters. The text playfully cautions, "Brace yourself--my dad might RAM you" as a pair of sheep kick up their heels. Other pages show a bee and ant that "DRONE on" and feature words new to young readers' ears such as TIERCEL, SILVERBACK and COB. They can even choose which BULL to adore most: a giraffe, walrus, moose or alligator. While the information presented will surprise and spark interest in further animal investigations, the illustrations in colored pencil feel mismatched and rather sweet given the content full of plays on words. As in the companion title, I Love Ewe (2013), the final page features pictures and terms for all of the animal papas found within. While it's useful for the wide range of animals covered, the disconnect between the occasionally sophisticated text and the slightly saccharine pictures ultimately compromises its success. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews