Have you ever wondered who gives the very BEST hug? The kind that feels just right? Get ready to join us on a mission to find the PERFECT hug. From bear hugs to koala cuddles, hippo huddles to walrus wiggles, penguin pecks to porcupine prickles, there are a LOT of hugs to choose from. But sometimes, the very best hug is the one that comes from the people you love most. Full of chaotic animal cuddles, this irresistible story from award-winning author Smriti Halls is perfect for sharing and reading aloud.

Smriti Halls is an award-winning, critically acclaimed children's author. Since publication of her first picture book in 2012, she has had a U.S. number 1 bestseller and been published in more than 30 languages, from Arabic to Afrikaans and from Catalan to Korean. Allison was born in Bangor, Northern Ireland and studied art at Manchester Metropolitan University, Liverpool John Moores University and Goldsmiths College, London. She did a lot of formal schooling and learned a great deal during that time, but I believe her path to a career in picture books began with her love of comics and cartoons, particularly Peanuts, the creation of her hero, the great Charles M. Schulz. Before becoming a full-time illustrator and writer, she held many other jobs, including teaching English, working in a bookshop and designing Christmas and Halloween retail outlets for Asda.