Description: A delightful picture book about the power of hugs, from the mega-bestselling creators of You Make Me Happy and I'll Never Let You Go.
Brief description: Smriti Prasadam-Halls has been a children's writer and editor for more than ten years and has written several children's books, including the bestselling Jingle Jangle Jungle, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Smriti lives in Richmond-upon-Thames.
Review Quotes:
"With nearly endless variations, Prasadam-Halls has made hugging into a zoo of opportunity for passing the love around." --School Library Journal
"Both tender and comic. . .[with] an eminently huggable ending." --Publishers Weekly ". . . beautifully illustrated facial expressions and the buoyant, clever lines of verse render this book a hilarious and whimsical ride sure to delight both children and the adults who read to them. . . A delightfully silly celebration of familial love." --Kirkus Reviews "The roly-poly pair are delightfully expressive and adorable, and the sentiments expressed are those caregivers appreciate and celebrate in their children." --Kirkus Reviews, on YOU MAKE ME HAPPY "The last lines, echoing the premise of the whole book, will be reassuring to most. . . . Sweet." --Kirkus Reviews, on I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO "Another sweet book bearing a message of unconditional love and support. . . . The gender-neutral animal pairs could easily represent a number of close relationships, from parent and child to grandparent and grandchild to an older and younger sibling. . . . A perfect choice for one-on-one sharing and a comforting bedtime story." --School Library Journal, on I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO "Prasadam-Halls's rhymed couplets have a pleasing lilt. . . . The gender-neutral, cross-species portrait of affection gives the book the potential for broad appeal--the animals' relationship could easily be between a single or adoptive parent and his or her child, or also between two close friends." --Publishers Weekly, on I LOVE YOU NIGHT AND DAY "Brown's soft, full-spread artwork nicely matches Prasadam-Halls's brief rhyming verse. . . . This gentle, reassuring story is a calming tale just right for family or group sharing." --School Library Journal, on I LOVE YOU NIGHT AND DAY "Tender and comic . . . eminently huggable" --Publishers Weekly