Ladybird Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It): A story about consent

We are big consent and body boundaries talkers, my daughter knows very well to say “space please” but can find it hard to respect when her baby sister doesn’t want a hug. I also noticed a boy in her class kept trying to hold her hand and she was saying no and he wouldn’t listen. So I sought out to find a book that would suit our needsWhile on the longer side (certainly could’ve cut 2-4 pages) this book has a great message and one we echo “you can be kind and still ask for space”. Doug is a loveable cutie that you’d want to hug, but he politely states his boundaries and offers an alternative, a high five.another great message from this book is that WE shouldn’t take it personally HE doesn’t want a hug “Doug likes YOU, he just doesn’t like hugs”. As my daughter can get very upset when her sister doesn’t want a hug. Great learning tool.. toddler keeps reaching for it and we’ve read it daily since getting it, she especially loves the last page.Great message, perfect for kids about to enter kindergarten / preschool / reception etc

This book has a great way to introducing consent and personal space. My kid loves it. The story is easy to follow with a very nice and fun message.

Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It) teaches kids about consent in a fun and easy to understand way. I love that it teaches respecting boundaries too! The illustrations are so colorful and the diverse characters represented are great. It even offers alternatives to hugs in the form of high fives, though I do wish it also explored other options that don't require physical touch.

An important book. Super fun and easy to understand for kids.

Willow is not a big reader and she asked for this book as she'd been reading it in school so I immediately purchased it.She has not put it down since receiving it! She is like doug in the sense that she doesn't like hugs so reading about a character like her has been amazing for her!This is a lovely story and the illustrations are gorgeous! I'd highly recommend this book!

I loved this book! Can’t wait to read it to the kids. Its a beautiful way to explain consent and personal space to children from the start so they can understand the importance of respecting other’s wishes and also so they know that they too can, and have a right to, say no when they don’t want their personal space intruded upon.

I really like this book. It’s written well, it’s cute, and the message is important. It’s a very good book to teach children about physical boundaries, and how that someone not wanting a hug doesn’t mean they don’t like you. Especially good to teach kids about how those on the spectrum might not like physical contact. Highly recommend.