Tiny T. Rex wants to cheer up his friend, Pointy, with a hug, but he is frustrated because even as he gets bigger, his arms remain too small for proper hugging--but he is determined to practice, even when he gets into trouble.

Hank, a cactus who is as prickly on the inside as he is on the outside, decides he wants a hug.

When Owen sends a real hug to his grandmother for her birthday he inadvertently brings cheer to the postal workers as they pass the hug along.

"Doug prefers not to be hugged, but there are a variety of other ways his loved ones can show him affection"--

Little Seed has a very big wish: figure out how to hug the whole world. Little Seed has a very big wish: figure out how to hug the whole world. Little Seed has a very big wish: figure out how to hug the whole world.

Lewis loves cuddling but his parents are busy with baby Owen, cuddling with toys does not work out, and everyone at school is too busy for a cuddle.

"A group of underwater friends learn to ask for permission before showing their prickly, pufferfish pal some love"--

Sloppy the dragon asks Dewdrop the sprite for a hug, but she says no for a reason she cannot remember.

In this clever flipbook, both a hedgehog and a tortoise are looking for a hug. They ask all the other animals they come across but for some reason no one will hug them. Until a wise owl explains: Hedgehog is too spiky; Tortoise is too bony. And that's when they find each other. Follow Hedgehog's story and then flip the book and read Tortoise's until they meet in the middle.

Presents a wide variety of insects, sea creatures, and other animals with increasing numbers of arms, noting how many hugs each can give at once.