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.

The hug machine is available to hug anyone, any time, whether they are square or long, spikey or soft.

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.

Imagines all the cozy, warm hugs one might give a child on a frosty winter day, from a "play in the snow" polar bear hug to a "hold tight to that feather" goose hug.

Alice loves giving hugs and does not understand why her friend Zara does not want one, until the tables are turned, giving her a new perspective.

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"--

Wally is a young boa constrictor who loves hugs, but his classmates at school are scared of getting hugs from him, so Wally shows them his friendly hugs are nothing to be afraid of.

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.