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Rebecca Colby

Crocodiles Need Kises Too

Crocodiles Need Kises Too

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Everyone needs hugs and love in this offbeat, upbeat ode to the not-so-cuddly and yet still sweet and beloved! Despite their lumpy, bumpy hide, toothy mouths stretched open wide, just like me and just like you, crocodiles need kisses too. Fun to read aloud, the rhyming text describes prickly porcupines, roaring tigers, and slithery snakes as being still worthy of hugs and snuggles from their mamas! With a luscious and colourful palette, Crocodiles Need Kisses Too shows that animals (and children) don't have to be warm and fuzzy to be totally loveable. The message is clear - even at our worst, everyone deserves love. 

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  • Hardback
  • 40 pages

Praise for the Book

“This charming picture book suggests that every living creature, no matter the species, needs to feel accepted. Even though crocodiles have ‘toothy mouths,’ porcupines have ‘prickly spines,’ and great white sharks have ‘jagged grins,’ their young all need to be loved and nurtured. Colby has chosen some of the most conventionally unlovable animals, including vultures, rattlesnakes, gorillas, and tarantulas, and her rhyming couplets convince readers that those creatures are worthy of affection. ‘Never mind their pouncing paws, raging roars and scratching claws, just like me and just like you, tigers need some snuggles too.’ Three pages of illustrations are devoted to each critter being hugged or kissed or cuddled by another of its species...VERDICT A great addition.” -School Library Journal (review by Maryann H. Owen, Oak Creek Public Library, WI)

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About the Author

Rebecca Colby

Before writing for children, Rebecca Colby worked for a Russian comedian, taught English in Taiwan, travelled the world as a tour director, and worked as a librarian. Originally from America, she now lives in North Yorkshire with her two daughters.

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