From tiny ants to enormous elephants, there’s a kiss for everyone in this warm and cozy feel-good book. Find out if worms kiss underground, with the soil all around, or if fish kiss with a splash and a splish.

From tiny ants to enormous elephants, there’s a kiss for everyone in this warm and cozy feel-good book. Find out if worms kiss underground, with the soil all around, or if fish kiss with a splash and a splish. With an irresistible text that begs to be read aloud and adorable illustrations, parents and grandparents will love sharing this collection of affection with the youngest of readers.

From tiny ants to enormous elephants, there's a kiss for everyone in this warm and cozy feel-good book. With an irresistible text that begs to be read aloud and adorable illustrations, parents and grandparents will love sharing this collection of affection with the youngest of readers. Full color.

The Biggest Kiss

By Joanna Walsh and illustrated by Judi Abbot

(Paula Wiseman; ISBN 9781442427693; December 2011; Fall catalog p. 38)

“Kisses on noses, kisses on toes-es. Sudden kisses when you least supposes” begins this delicious paean to parental affection. Walsh’s genial rhymes and hypercute drawings by Abbot, a first-time illustrator, make this square-shaped picture book, first published in Britain, stand out from the Valentine pack. Spots of humor amid the syrup also help: “Some kisses are misses, they land on the ear or near” accompanies a frowning monkey speckled with lipstick marks. Some kisses, let’s face it, are too sweet.

--New York Times Book Review, February 12, 2012