During the course of a busy day, family members continue to share a hug by passing it on to others.

Douglas the bear wakes up one morning wanting a hug. He unsuccesffully tries hugging a rock, a tall tree, and an odd-feeling bush that runs away. Won't anyone give him a hug?

A little hedgehog-like creature named Elvis just wants to be hugged, but he is so prickly that no one wants to go near him--that is, until he hears an ugly crocodile crying out.

When Felix declares that there will be no hugs, snuggles, or super squeezes for a whole week, both he and his mama have a hard time.

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.

There was once a kitten so filled with love he wanted to give the whole world a hug. Jules the kitten learns that giving a hug is the simplest but kindest gift of all. And so Jules the kitten (also known in the Mutts cartoons as "Shtinky Puddin'") goes down the stairs to hug his friends, then all the birds in the park--and then he travels the world, hugging all those he meets! As Jules learns, a hug is the simplest--but kindest--gift we can give....

Poor Porcupine just cannot be hugged--his quills are too spikey! Each night, before settling down to sleep, all of Porcupine's forest friends hug each other goodnight. All except Porcupine, who feels left out--and grumpy! But when Armadillo shows him what a warm, fuzzy "kiss" is (even for a porcupine!), Porcupine is delighted and cannot wait to show his friends. With adorable art, Zoe Waring's story of making the most out of your physical limitations...

A friendly porcupine figures out how to give hugs without hurting others with her sharp quills.

Tortoise is not having a good day and now he's stuck in a hole and and is far too cross for hugs. Hedgehog sits and waits and then makes Tortoise laugh - taking the time to let the moment pass, and acknowledge how Tortoise feels.

Shelly worries that her pet monster, Hugsby, will not seem special on Monster Show-And-Tell day compared to other monsters that can sing, bake cookies, do backflips, and perform other talents.