Huntington Toad and the Perfect Hug

  • Ingeniously illustrated by Anke Kuhl
  • Written by the musician Oren Lavie
  • A story about holding on and letting go

translated by: Mathias Jeschke

The most perfect hug in the world!

One day, Huntington Toad wakes up and exclaims: “I had a dream of the perfect hug!” He goes looking for it immediately. But alas, none of his friends seems to be able to provide it: the giraffe’s neck is too long; when hugging her, he always slides all the way down. With the goldfish, the  hug is too wet. He tries hugging many other animals. But some hugs are too soft, others too hard, too tight, and others he can hardly escape from ... At the end of the day, Huntington is discouraged. With an  ad in the newspaper, he calls for everyone to come a spectacular event in the city park. Will he find the perfect hug there?

The highly amusing quest of a special character who’s looking for perfection and finds it in an unexpected place.

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  • Publisher: Fischer Sauerländer
  • Translated by: Mathias Jeschke
  • Release: 27.07.2022
  • ISBN: 978-3-7373-5686-2
  • 40 Pages
  • Authors: Oren Lavie
  • Illustrated by: Anke Kuhl
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Huntington Toad and the Perfect Hug
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Itay Benit
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Oren Lavie

Oren Lavie , born in 1976 in Tel Aviv, is a composer, musician, and writes theatre plays. His first picture book “The Bear Who Wasn’t There”, illustrated by Wolf Erlbruch, was published in 2014. The story of Huntington Toad is his second book for children.

Stephan Jockel
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Anke Kuhl

Anke Kuhl, born in 1970, writes and draws for the Frankfurt-based authors« cooperative »labor«. Her awards include the Troisdorfer Picture Book Grant and the Eulenspiegel Picture Book Award.

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