When Slug happens upon a lonely beetle and gives him a big hug, the two friends decide to pass it along, in this picture book that encourages kindness and shows "that a hugger finds happiness 'longside the hugged!"

Charlie the shark wants nothing more than a hug, and Olivia Octopus desperately wants a kiss, but none of the people on the beach are interested.

Describes the many different kinds of hugs and, when the book is flipped over, the many different kinds of kisses that are everywhere, such as "lost and found hugs" and "see you soon kisses."

"Hedgehog is waiting for his friend Tortoise to wake up. But where is he and when will he wake? Hedgehog's friends are all very lovely, but they just aren't as much fun at the beach, or at hide and seek, or at holding hands, or at hugs. Tortoise begins to stir - the one boulder that Hedgehog didn't think he could lift to turn . . . Tortoise has been dreaming of Hedgehog. And the hug that follows is their best yet!"--

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.