‘The Runaway Hug’ written by Nick
Bland & illustrated by Freya Blackwood
The Runaway Hug is a children’s
literature book which is a finalist this year in the early childhood book category.
The writer and illustrator work together to create cleaver motion pictures of
Lucy (the protagonist) getting ready for bed. Lucy has received her mother’s
last hug. So Lucy decides to go around the house and give the hug to her family
and then receive the hug back. The complication is encountered when Lucy hugs
the dog and to her devastation the dog runs away with Mums last hug. Lucy
chases the dog around the house to get the hug back.
‘The Runaway Hug’ is multi-literate
as the pictures within the books help capture the sense of family within the book.
It is through the pictures that multiple viewpoints are shown as other elements
of the family and the house is captured. These pictures capture perspectives
within the house that the text does not reveal.
The underlying theme in the book is
about family and the idea of a hug being able to run away. This would make this book very humerous for
young children and is a sweet little family story.
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