BECAUSE BRIAN HUGGED HIS MOTHER by David L. Rice is a touching story that can be related to every person. It explains that when you do something good and make people feel good about themselves the world will be a happier place. Brian hugs his mom when he wakes up and expresses his love for her as a mother which results in her making his favorite breakfast. This book is a good choice for families to read together because it gets children to be nice to each other. This would be a good story to read to students to get them to open up about what they do to be nice to others. ( )