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.

The mayor of Hugville conducts a tour of the town where all kinds of hugs are practiced and celebrated, including the monkey hug, tornado hug, and phone hug.

Slug worries that the reason his mother never hugs him is that he is ugly, so he follows his friends' advice to be furry, with a beak, horns, and more, until his mother can no longer recognize him, but then he learns that she loves him, no matter what.

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

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

"Doug prefers not to be hugged, but there are a variety of other ways his loved ones can show him affection"--

A little rabbit receives hugs around the clock.

Little sister is on a hugging spree, out to hug a different animal for every letter of the alphabet.

Hank, a cactus who is as prickly on the inside as he is on the outside, decides he wants a hug.

"There, there, Hansie Bear. You'll be better soon." That's what Hansie's dad says whenever Hansie hurts himself, and it always makes Hansie feel better. So when Dad gets a thorn in his foot, little Hansie knows just what to do. A day of stumbles, tumbles, and boo-boos are soothed for cub Little Hansie Bear by his comforting dad, who imparts reassurance and hugs that help make everything all right again.