Early Reader Review: A Great Big Visual Hug: Heartwarming Wawawiwa Comics by Andrés J. Colmenares

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A Great Big Visual Hug: Heartwarming Wawawiwa Comics by Andrés J. Colmenares
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publication Date:  September 10, 2024

 

Format: Ebook


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Goodreads Synopsis: 

Like a warm embrace in comic strip form, the cute, cuddly, and clever illustrations by Andrés Colmenares bring joy to millions of readers across the globe. A Great Big Visual Hug collects many of his most popular comics, along with dozens of never-before-seen images that are both heartwarming and hilarious.

Featuring cheerful characters like sloths, broccoli, snakes, cacti, pigs, and the cutest possible version of just about any animal or object you can imagine, Andrés Colmenares' comics are wholesome, amusing, clever, and often hilarious. This book collects the greatest hits from his popular series and feature dozens of new comics. A Great Big Visual Hug is great for all ages and an excellent birthday, gift, or self-care purchase.

Review: 

I really like collections like this one. Big Hug is a collection of comic strips about all sorts of things. They are heartwarming and charming little animals and creatures that express love, sadness, and have fun together. 

The strips are whimsical and cute and made me laugh out loud a fair amount. Collections like this are easy reads - each strip is ~1-2 pages and you can set it down at any point or blast threw them like I did. They are great to pick up and turn to a random page just to get a goos laugh as well. 

I have seen some of these comics online but don't actively follow the author/illustrator, so I was happy to see them all in one place together. I think that this creator is very imaginative and I love how they personify everything. My favorites were teh jack-o-lantern reading, the coffee and brain, and the little leaf that doesn't want to get out of the pool so mom gets the skimmer. (LOL, still makes me giggle thinking about it).

Overall, this book will certainly make readers smile, say awww, and for those that might just need a pick me up /encouraging read it would be a great addition or gift.