How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine

Julie’s Library

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Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2020

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

The true story of a girl who built a hug from scratch. Plus, Julie and Emma talk with Dr. Temple Grandin herself! They discuss her hug machine and the unique ways autistic brains work. Submit your Wonderful Words at julieslibraryshow.org/contact. Support the podcast at julieslibraryshow.org/donate. This episode is sponsored by Sun Basket (sunbasket.com/library). Today’s featured book: “How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine” written by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville, illustrated by Giselle Potter. Copyright © 2018. Used with permission of Simon & Schuster. All rights reserved.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Julia's library, where books bring us together.
0:03.7	Today, we're reading How to Build a Hug,
0:06.0	Temple Grandin and her Amazing Squeeze Machine, by Amy Gulyamo,
0:10.4	and Jacqueline Torple, illustrated by Jacelle Potter.
0:16.2	Hello and welcome.
0:18.6	I'm Julia Andrews, and this is my library.
0:22.4	Every week I'm joined by my daughter.
0:24.8	Hello, I'm Emma Walton Hamilton,
0:27.3	and we share a book we picked out just for you.
0:37.2	Every week we share some wonderful words that have tickled our fancy.
0:42.1	A wonderful word might have a special meaning,
0:45.7	or maybe it's just plain fun to say.
0:49.5	Ooh, I have one like that.
0:51.3	Conundrum.
0:53.2	Oh.
0:54.2	It's a word for a confusing or really difficult problem.
0:58.9	For example, if you had to choose between two really delicious flavors of ice cream,
1:04.0	like strawberry and cookie dough,
1:06.6	I don't think I could possibly decide between the two,
1:09.6	but could I just get a scoop of both?
1:12.0	Imagine that you have to choose just one.
1:16.4	Well, that is a conundrum.
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