Hello Lovelies!! I'm working on a new feature for Saturdays that will focus on Children's Picture Books. (I have two classes devoted solely to picture books this semester, and I need a place to put my love for books we don't read for class!!) So today's Saturday Morning choice is... Hug Machine by Scott Campbell is the delightfully illustrated tale of a little person who loves to hug. The Hug Machine will hug everything and everyone. There are no limits to his love of hugs! I think this book is super darling. In some ways, it's about hugging (and also loving) people who don't get hugged a lot (a whale and a porcupine both ask for hugs). It would be a great book to talk about showing affection for love. However, I do think that this book also asks for a conversation about getting permission before touching. Most of the people (and inanimate objects, of course) aren't asked for permission before being hugged. And the expressions on...