Nancy Tafuri

Various young woodland animals describe, in their own unique ways, what they love most about hugs from their fathers. Includes a list of creatures hidden in the pictures for readers to find.

As a mother duck leads her ducklings home, one dawdles and is left behind but, luckily, a friend is there to help the little duckling back to his nest in time for bed.

Squirrel is too busy getting ready for winter to nibble a pumpkin with Mouse, run in the field with Dog, or otherwise play with any of the other animals. The leaves have started to fall. The air is cold. Squirrel needs to get ready for winter. He cannot nibble with the mice. He does not have time to hop with the frogs or run with the dogs. But there is one thing he can do!

The Little Bears explore their forest home but never stray too far from their Mama.

A farmer's kiss causes an amusing chain of events on the farm.

A mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.

Five chicks and their mother peck in the corn patch in search of breakfast.

A hen and three chicks are saved from a bad dream by a duck and three ducklings.