GLEN HUSER - Todd's Snuggly - A Funny and Tender Story

Sep 29, 2026

A picture story follows Todd as he discovers his baby sister’s snuggly is a safe, cozy way to carry a little one. After trying it at home, Todd wears it for school and prepares an exciting show-and-tell pack: a model rocket, book, snacks, a kitten, pollywogs, a travel mug, and his teddy. The snuggly quickly becomes overflowing, turning Todd’s plan into a physical-comedy moment that reveals his new-brother excitement and care.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages38

Reading Time59 min

AccessFree to download

The Snuggly at School

Preparing for Show and Tell

The Inevitable Problem

0000226745081 THEUG BEAUM0NTBRANGH LEXINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY # GLEN HUSER piCTURES BYMILAN PAVLOVIC TODD knows that his baby sister'ssnuggly is good for keeping thingsclose and safe,so when he wears itto school one day,he uses it to carrythings for himself and his friends.Todd makes room for a model rocket,a book,a snack,a stray kitten,a jarof pollywogs and a travel mug,as wellas his teddy,Banjo Bear.But by thetime he gets to class,the snuggly isoverflowing,and when he gets up forshow and tell,the inevitable happens! Milan Pavlovic's vibrant illustrationsperfectly depict the physical comedyof Todd’s predicament in Glen Huser'sfunny and tender story about a newbig brother and his fascination with asnuggly. Text copyright ◎2018 by Glen Huserllustrations copyright ◎2018 by Milan PavlovicPublished in Canada and the USA in 2018 by Groundwood Books All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,storedin a retrieval system or transmitted,in any form or by any means,withoutthe prior written consent of the publisher or a license from The CanadianCopyright Licensing Agency(Access Copyright).For an Access CopyrightLicense,visit www.accesscopyright.ca or calltollfree to 1-800-893-5777. For Jakob,Gracie and Maeve—GH Groundwood Books /House of Anansi Pressgroundwoodbooks.com To my parents,Branislav and Gordana—MP We acknowledge for their financial support of our publishing program theCanada Council for the Arts,the Ontario Arts Council and the Governmentof Canada. Canada Council Conseil des Arts for the Arts du Canada ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL CONSEIL DES ARTS DE E'ONTARIO an Ontario government agencyun organisme du gouvernement de rOntario wm thepaticpatlon otthe Gcwemment af CanadaAve la parlopalan du gouVememrtdu Canada I Canada Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in PublicationHuser,Glen,author The snuggly/Glen Huser;[illustrations by]Milan Pavlovic.Issued in print and electronic formats. ISBN 978-1-55498-901-0(hardcover).-ISBN 978-1-55498-902-7(PDF) I.Pavlovic,Milan,illustrator Il.Title.PS8565.U823S682018jC813'54 C2017-905251-9 C2017-905252-7 The illustrations were done in color pencils and ink.Design by Michael SolomonPrinted and bound in Malaysia THE PICTURES BY MILAN PAVLoVIC THE DAY TODD's mama came homewith a new baby,Todd’s papa came homewith something special too."What's that?"said Todd. "It's a snuggly,"said Papa."It's forcarrying little Ada so she'll be close andsafe.”Papa showed Todd how it worked. Sometimes Papa let Todd wear thesnuggly too.But not with baby Adain it.Todd put Banjo Bear insideinstead. “So he'll be close and safe,”Toddsaid to Papa. Todd was wearing the snugglywhen it was time to go to school.He thought he would like to showit to everyone. He went to ask Papa,but Papawas heading to work.

FAQs

What is a snuggly in the story?

A snuggly is a carrier used to carry little Ada close and safe. Todd learns how it works from Papa.

What does Todd put in the snuggly before school?

Todd fills it with a model rocket, a book, a snack, a stray kitten, a jar of pollywogs, a travel mug, and his teddy, Banjo Bear.

Why does Todd’s show-and-tell situation become a problem?

By the time Todd gets to class, the snuggly is overflowing, so when he stands up for show and tell, the mishap becomes inevitable.

Sep 29, 2026

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