Ali Teo

This book is cute, but at the same time I have problems with it. Andy is always hiding from his aunt who always wants a hug and a kiss. Until one day Andy’s aunt doesn’t come over. He realized at the end that he actually loves the Kiss Kiss hug hug. The problems are that now we are teaching kids to be more aware of personal space. Andy should not have to hug and kiss someone just because they are family. It can be seen as forcing intimacy on a child. There are two schools of mind, and I am sure this would make for a great librarian debate, but it is one I would pass on reading to a group of kids at this time.… (mais)

With bright, red, lipsticky lips, Andy's Aunt Elsie seeks him out and kisses him every time she visits, "Kiss! Kiss! on the left cheek. Kiss! Kiss! on the right cheek. Yuck! Yuck!," Andy says to himself. When Aunt Elsie breaks her leg falling off a camel in Australia and can't visit for weeks, Andy realizes how much he misses those yucky kisses! A sweet story illustrated in bright, colorful, simple drawings, embellished with bits of photo realism - purple sequins on Auntie's shoes, real socks stuffed into Andy's cartoon sneakers, real hay sticking out of Andy's crayon hair. Sweet, but not saccharine, with a predictable, but humorous ending.… (mais)