Everything is changing around little Hedgie. Would his mommy love him more if he changed too? A heartfelt story about the never-ending love between parent and child.

"This sweet and heartfelt picture book celebrates all that parents do with and for their children from the very beginning"--

As his affectionate parents nourish and protect him, a plucky young puffin impatiently waits--but not without some reservations--for the day when he is "strong enough and tall enough and brave enough" to leave his nest on the rocky cliff-face and waddle off to the sea.

Look around and you will see all the things a hug can be. Snug like a flower bud or safe like a shell, a hug can feel like home.

A child describes every event that occurs on a Wednesday, from waking up while it is still dark out and deciding it is not a kissing day, through a half-day of school, to snuggling into bed at night.

Petunia so desperately wants a pet skunk that she refuses to believe her parents when they say skunks stink.

When a child in a museum asks how dinosaurs became extinct, Dad comes up with a list of silly answers.

"A reverent celebration of learning to swim among a diverse cast of children and families who each experience the mysterious joys of water in nature"--

A child, on the verge of being left behind by parents who are going out for the evening, comes up with a variety of pleas and excuses.

"Aidan, a transgender boy, experiences complicated emotions as he and his parents prepare for the arrival of a new baby"--