Everybody Deserves a Hug, written by award winning author, Doug Snelson, delivers a timeless, universal message embracing love, kindness, understanding, and inclusion. Sweet and warm rhyming text is accompanied by vivid and striking color illustrations created by his designer/illustrator daughter, Renée. The illustrations exude the joy and hope exhibited by the book's whimsical characters.The book is written as a series of couplets surround by the original illustrations addressing one of three expanded simple truth truths: "Everybody deserves?", "Everybody wants?", "Everybody needs?".For example: "Everybody deserves a hug;A loving squeeze, an inward tug.""Everybody wants to hold;Happy, sad, young or old.""Everybody needs to love.Around the world, follow the dove."

An instantly appealing novelty heart-shaped book with an obvious 'I love you' message

Who have YOU hugged today? Open your arms to this delightfully tender, goofy, and sweet book from Scott Campbell. Watch out world, here he comes! The Hug Machine! Whether you are big, or small, or square, or long, or spikey, or soft, no one can resist his unbelievable hugs! HUG ACCOMPLISHED! This endearing story encourages a warm, caring, and buoyantly affectionate approach to life. Everyone deserves a hug—and this book!

What surprises await beneath the flaps? Find out in this charming book in the Flip Flap Pop-Up series. Everybody needs a hug, as this delightful addition to the Flip Flap Pop-Up series demonstrates. Packed with interactive tabs, this pop-up book is full of flaps to lift, tabs to pull, and plenty of surprises!

Celebrate 20 years of Bobo and his friends in this special anniversary edition of the much-loved family favourite!Ever feel like you need a hug? A really big hug from someone who loves you? That's how Bobo, the little chimp in this classic first story book, feels. Walking through the jungle he passes lots of creatures enjoying a cuddle together: elephants, chameleons, lions, giraffes, hippos - even the snakes have got someone special to squeeze. But poor Bobo is alone. Will he ever find the hug he needs? Using only three words throughout the book, this simple, endearing story is told through Jez Alborough's gorgeous, detailed artwork.

This adorable book features two plush arms that let Elmo “hug” the front cover. Inside, Elmo practices being a good friend by encouraging, comforting, and celebrating good times with his buddies on Sesame Street. Complete with gift tag, this makes a great gift. Everyone needs a hug sometimes and Elmo loves to give them! Being a good friend means being encouraging, comforting, and happy for others—all good reasons for giving someone a hug, and all expressed in this storybook. Kids will love using the adorable plush arms attached to help Elmo hug all his friends. Extra activities on each spread encourage kids to use the plush arms to pat, blow kisses, and wave.

Celebrated artist and lead character designer of Brave, Ratatouille, and Despicable Me, Carter Goodrich, shows that sometimes, even the prickliest people—or the crankiest cacti—need a little love. Hank is the prickliest cactus in the entire world. He sits in a pot in a window that faces the empty desert, which is just how he likes it. So, when all manner of creatures—from tumbleweed to lizard to owl—come to disturb his peace, Hank is annoyed. He doesn’t like noise, he doesn’t like rowdiness, and definitely does not like hugs. But the thing is, no one is offering one. Who would want to hug a plant so mean? Hank is beginning to discover that being alone can be, well, lonely. So he comes up with a plan to get the one thing he thought he would never need: a hug from a friend.