Literature / Hattie & Hudson

A friendship so giant, it's bound to make waves.

When the sun is up and the day is new

And the birds are a-singin' in the sky,

That's when you'll find me in my little canoe,

Paddle, just a-paddlin' by.

So come with me 'cause there's room for two.

We'll be together, you and I,

Out on the lake in my little canoe,

Paddle, just a-paddlin' by.

When the sun goes down and the day is through

And the moon is a-risin' in the sky,

I'll take you home in my little canoe,

Paddle, just a-paddlin' by.

Hattie & Hudson is a piece of Children's Literature both written and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. It's about the friendship between Hattie and Hudson. It was first published in 2017.

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This book provides examples of:

• Cheerful Child: Hattie to the point that she sings while she's canoe.
• Free-Range Children: Hattie appears to be this, being allowed to freely go out in her canoe alone in a large lake. She was even able to do this while several of the townspeople were preparing to hunt down Hudson, who they thought was a dangerous beast.
• Friend to All Children: Towards the end of the book Hudson is seen both playing with children and even allowing several of them to play on him.
• Gentle Giant: Hudson is massive, in fact his entire head is at least 10 times the size of Hattie.
• Glowing Eyes: Hudson's eyes glow at night.
• It Can Think: Hudson the monster who's apparently smart enough to think of a plan to save himself from the fearful townspeople.
• Music Soothes the Savage Beast: Downplayed, Hudson is far from savage, Hattie's sing merely draws him out from the bottom of the lake.
• Stock Ness Monster: Hudson, he's even named after a large bodyof water, though In-Universe he's named after Hattie's uncle's dog.

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