The Hug

A hedgehog and a tortoise are each looking for a hug, but are rejected upon being found to be too spiky and too bony respectively. Can they find each other? Illustrated by Polly Dunbar ("Penguin").

Eoin McLaughlin was born in Ireland and now lives in Mauritius with his family. The Hug - a bestseller - was his debut picture book and the series has gone on to sell over a quarter of a million copies. He also wrote, amongst others, While We Can't Hug, The Longer the Wait, the Bigger the Hug, The Roar, Secret Agent Elephant and The Case of the Missing Cake.