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Don’t Worry, Hugless Douglas

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15th June 2017

Price: £6.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780340999813

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A new edition of this bestselling story with a striking new cover.

Where do you go with a BIG worry? Hugless Douglas knows he can count on Dad. Douglas’ dad gives him a wonderful new woolly hat. He races outside to show it off and doesn’t realise that it’s unravelling! Douglas’ friends have lots of ideas about how to put things right but it is left to the little bear to work out for himself the best thing to do…

This is the second adventure in the hugely popular series, which has sold over 1.4 million copies in 26 languages to date. David Melling is one of the UK’s best-loved author-illustrators and his stories combine brilliantly imaginative illustrations with an endearing sense of what it is like to be a small child learning about the world.

Hello, Hugless Douglas! was a World Book Day picture book in 2014 and a number one bestseller, selling over 450,000 copies.

‘A new Hugless Douglas book is always a cause for celebration.’ Daily Mail

Reviews

Families South West
Praise for Hugless Douglas: 'A charming and endearing tale.' - Bookseller 'A thoroughly enjoyable experience.' Bookbag 'Douglas will no doubt become a hit as he is such a lovable character.'
Peters Gazette
Another warm and charming story featuring the amiable but often bewildered Douglas. Wonderful.
Bookbag
The whole book works very well, being both funny and silly and yet, also, charming and relevant to small children.
School Librarian
A delightful read!
Lincolnshire Echo
Brilliantly imaginative illustrations.
Nursery World
Great fun.
Red House Children's Book Award
Gorgeous pictures that celebrate the father-child bond.
Liverpool Echo
This second book about Douglas the little brown bear is as funny and compelling as the first. It combines brilliantly imaginative illustrations with an endearing sense of what it is like to be a small child learning about the world
Little Fiction Fascination
Wonderful ... The illustrations are fabulous and we enjoyed watching Douglas' super fun and colourful adventure unfold on every page
The Bookbag
Funny and silly yet also charming and relevant to small children
Peters Gazette
Another warm and charming story featuring the amiable but often bewildered Douglas ... Wonderful
School Librarian
A delightful read!