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How to Build a Hug
by Amy Guglielmo
Illustrator: Giselle Potter
Ages: 6+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Atheneum BFYR/ Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-5344-1097-8
Keywords: Neuro-diversity, Farm animals, Autism spectrum, Diversity, STEM
Autism made Temple hypersensitive and unable to give or receive the hugs that others enjoyed, so she invented a clever machine. Watercolor illustrations.