Baby Bear decides that of all the hugs from Mama and Papa Bear, a group hug is best.

Illustrations and brief text show many different ways to hug.

"From New Yorker humorist Emily Flake, a hilarious, oddly enlightening book of illustrations, observations, and wise advice that embraces the inescapable awkwardness of two human beings attempting to make physical contact with each other."-- Back cover.

The reader is invited to consider some things about when, who, and how to hug and also advised to be prepared to receive one in return.

Kai, a merboy, loves to share hugs with his mother, but learns that some friends prefer fin bumps, tail claps, tentacle shakes, or claw pinches.

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.

Bobo the chimp seeks hugs among various jungle animals and their young, but he does not get what he wants until he is reunited with his own parent.

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

Set to the rhythm of the classic children's song, Groovy Joe invites the reader to laugh, sing, explore, and best of all, hug a friend.

Despite living far away from his grandmother, a little boy finds a way to give her a special kind of hug with help from the Hug Delivery Specialist.