A parent visits the zoo and hugs baby elephants, monkeys, tigers, giraffes, and bears looking for the best bear hug ever. The parent finds the best bear hug when he returns home and his baby runs to him with open arms. Includes music notation of a short lullaby.

A collection of short poems celebrating love and friendship between animals, from cats and sheep to giraffes and crocodiles.

Kathleen Keating and Mimi Noland combine their talents to show how and why all kinds of hugs have positive results on IQ, aging, self-esteem, and stress. Relax, raise your arms, place them around the person in front of you and squeeze gently. But, no bear hugs, please! Simple line art drawings of charismatic cartoon bears lend a whimsical touch to book guaranteed to touch your heart. A great gift idea for someone who needs a hug. A beary, beary uplifting book.

Gift books that feature photographic images of the Love Bears along with NIV Scripture verses, poetry, and heart-warming sentiments.

Gift books that feature photographic images of the Love Bears along with NIV Scripture verses, poetry and heart-warming sentiments .

A Story Collection That Touches the Heart This delightful collection of inspirational stories is a warm hug for your waiting heart. Read them one at a time or a few in a sitting, and each cozy story will provide a sweet moment of rest and a reason to smile. You'll find stories by some of your favorite authors, such as Patsy Clairmont, Zig Ziglar, Ravi Zacharias, Florence Littauer, and Alan Loy McGinnis, as well as some by new friends you'll enjoy getting to know. So get comfortable -- whether with a warm, fuzzy blanket or in a lazy, summer hammock; with an ice-cold glass of tea or a frothy cup of hot chocolate -- and get ready to be refreshed, renewed, and refilled. Sweet stories that hug the heart -- a gift worth giving yourself, as well as those you love.

Piper James was given a new lease on life when she received a heart transplant. She lives in the apartment above her art supply store, Rainbow Arts, with her cat. She has all she wants, except a woman she can love for the rest of her life. Her biggest problem? The rest of her life is on borrowed time and love isn’t an option. Gillian Phillips moves into a new neighborhood for a new start after losing her wife in an accident two years ago. After taking advice to be more social, she decides on a pottery class at Rainbow Arts. There’s something about her instructor, Piper, that seems so comfortable and familiar to Gillian, but she can’t quite put her finger on it. When a tragic coincidence leads to an unexpected connection, revealing secrets neither wants to face, they realize that love never really dies.