If you look at the front and back end papers of Nobody Hugs a Cactus you can see actually 'someone' will hug this cactus but I am sure you won't be able to guess just how this happened.
You can see eight pages from this book on the author web page. Here is the Kirkus review.
Publisher blurb: Hank is the prickliest cactus in the entire world. He sits in a pot in a window that faces the empty desert, which is just how he likes it. So, when all manner of creatures—from tumbleweed to lizard to owl—come to disturb his peace, Hank is annoyed. He doesn’t like noise, he doesn’t like rowdiness, and definitely does not like hugs. But the thing is, no one is offering one. Who would want to hug a plant so mean? Hank is beginning to discover that being alone can be, well, lonely. So he comes up with a plan to get the one thing he thought he would never need: a hug from a friend.
A great pick for grumpy days when you might be feeling a bit prickly yourself. Waking Brain Cells
After reading this book you might like to see some flowering cactus plants. I used to have a large one on my balcony but it was difficult to move it around because - yes you have guessed - it was way too prickly.
Carter Goodrich was the lead character designer for Brave, Ratatouille and Despicable Me. His picture books include We Forgot Brock!, Say Hello to Zorro!, Zorro Gets an Outfit, Mister Bud Wears the Cone, A Creature Was Stirring, and The Hermit Crab.
Here in Australia picture books from America are now priced way beyond any school or public library budget. This book was donated to the library where I found it. I have seen this book listed between AUS$30 and AUS$45. Nobody Hugs a Cactus was published in 2019.
I have previously talked about books and hugs:
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