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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n100%<\/strong> of the proceeds from this book will go to organisations which either deal with abused childen or educate them on the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ((You may suggest such organisations in the comment boxes below. We already have a few in mind, but your suggestions would be appreciated!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Huggy Bug<\/p>\n\n\n\n p1. This is Huggy Bug. (Her real name is Bella, but everybug calls her Huggy because\u2026 she loves<\/strong> to hug!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n p2. I know, I know. You have a question. The answer is that she gets up onto her two back legs and hugs with her FOUR front ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n p3. Every morning, the first thing that Huggy does is to hug her Mama Bug and Papa Bug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n p4. Next, she hugs all her sisters and brothers\u2026 all 81 of them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n p5. When Huggy Bug arrives at school, she hugs her leech and all her classmites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n p6. Today, Huggy and SWARMS of her family are in the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n p7. While 26 of her sisters and brothers are playing Cowbugs and Indie-Ants,<\/p>\n\n\n\n p8. 36 are buzzing around the apple blossoms,<\/p>\n\n\n\n p9. her sister Georgia is playing Saint Georgia and the Dragonfly,<\/p>\n\n\n\n p.10 and their Mama is busy talking to Ms. Roach,<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a> p11. Huggy is hugging the other bugs in the sandbox and getting ready to build a sand witch [or sandhive?].<\/p>\n\n\n\n p12. An insect whom Huggy has never seen before is sitting on a park branch, watching the little bugs at play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n p13. He calls Huggy over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n p14. \u201cHello!\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019ve never seen you here before. What\u2019s your name? Mine is Lawrence Louse. But you can call me Larry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n p15. \u201cMy name is Bella Bug. But you can call me Huggy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell! That name surely suits you! I notice that you really like hugging. So do I\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n p16. But just then, Mama Bug flies up. She gives Mr. Louse such<\/strong> a look\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n p17. that he jumps away, and is soon lost to sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n p18. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have to have a talk, Bella!\u201d says Mama Bug sternly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat did I do wrong?\u201d a worried Huggy wants to know. (Mama Bug only calls her Bella when she\u2019s very upset or angry.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n p19. \u201cNothing, Dear\u2026\u201d says Mama much more gently. And then, turning and raising her voice, she calls \u201cChildren! Over here! On the buggle! Fly to it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n p20. All the little bugs gather around Mama Bug, who sits on the park branch and waves her antennae around. \u201cI have something to say. Listen carefully!<\/p>\n\n\n\n p21. \u201cYou must NEVER, EVER hug any grown-ups whom you don\u2019t know well. Some are quite nasty creepy-crawlers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n p22. \u201cEven the ones who seem nice\u2026 ESPECIALLY if they offer you tasty leaves to nibble! Sometimes they\u2019re the worst of all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n p23. \u201cAnd \u2013 I\u2019m sorry to have to say this, but \u2013 even friends of your Papa and Mama, if they ask you to do anything that you\u2019re uncomfortable with, or that sounds strange, or if they want to touch you when your Papa and I aren\u2019t around\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n p24. \u201cyou must say\u2026?\u201d and Mama Bug looks at her children expectantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n p25. \u201cNO!\u201d chorus all the little ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (And Huggy Bug\u2019s voice is the loudest of all!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n p26. \u201cThat\u2019s RIGHT!\u201d beams Mama, proud of her children. \u201cNow buzz off! Back to play. But tell me if anybug acts strangely towards you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here is a sneak preview of one of the books which we hope will be ready for our relaunch as a publisher of digital books. This one is by Mark Thorne with illustrations by Sarah Campbell, and is a gentle warning for younger children about potential child abusers. 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