Product Description
Who has time for hugs when they’re busy fighting fires, driving an ambulance, and rocketing off to Mars? This little boy and his sister pretend to be all kinds of heroes—but they won’t take a break to give Mom a hug. She reminds them that even firefighters hug their moms, but it’s beginning to look like she will never get a cuddle!

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 19 reviews)

GREAT!!!!

I bought this book for my son who was turning 4 and he absolutely LOVES it, I have read it to him every night for over a week now!!!!
September 09, 2008

Imagination Plus!

A great book to stir a kid's imagination. This books shows actual playing, and not just watching a toy/video game that does something. A great way to teach creative play and get get kids thinking.
September 02, 2008

I want to like this one so much....

It has very well-done illustrations. It clearly shows a boy going through his day in a normal way, full of realistic fantasy play. I like how he includes his baby sister in everything, and how his mother participates a little in his play. The language is realistic and appropriately detailed.

But we don't read it very often, and I think I know why.

Firstly, this is a *very* long, *very* wordy book. It's definitely better suited for children closer to 8 than to 4, and even then - it's a long book. You have to really make time for it, you can't just fit it in there. This isn't in and of itself a problem, plenty of the books we *do* read a lot are long, but it definitely doesn't make me more likely to want to read it.

Secondly, the mom in the book is... well... just a little needy. By the middle of the book her desperation for a hug starts to weird me out. I understand that kids go through that no-hugging stage, and you do start to really miss them - but I can't help thinking that she'd get more cuddles if she'd just SHUT UP about it already! I know if I want a hug, all I have to do is ostensibly refuse them and the next thing I know I'm being smothered! (And I'm not that needy for them, either.)

It's just not my thing. I know a lot of people sympathize with the mom, and I feel for her, but... it goes a little overboard, and not in the funny way that I like.

It might just be me.
July 17, 2008

One of our favorites!

My 3 year old is crazy about firefighters and this is one of our favorite books! Very creative, and although a little long it holds his attention until the end (then he always laughs and gives me a hug). Very good book!
April 11, 2008

Cute Book

We ordered this for our son who was graduating from the fire fighting academy - Cute paperback book. Only issue at all was with the delivery. It was left outside of the house and in the rain -- could have ruin the book but fortunately it was only damp by the time we got it.
February 28, 2008

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