Willies Not the Hugging Kind
by By Barrett, Joyce Durham and Cummings, Pat (ILT)
Category: Juvenile Fiction , Social Themes , Emotions & Feelings

Willie stops hugging his family because his friend Jojo thinks it's silly, but he soon realizes that he really misses his mom's and dad's hugs.  "The colloquial text is accompanied by glistening full-page paintings [of an African-American family]." —K.