What is a kiss? Can anyone explain? A tiny tot attempts to describe the variety of kisses he has experienced: mother’s—“supersoft, like cuddly wool,” (n.p.) and father’s—“sometimes, just like a cactus, it prickles . . . it tickles!” (n.p.). Metaphors and similes classify, clarify, and compare every imagin able kiss to chocolate, lollipops, cotton candy, and more. All of a toddler’s significant friends and family are included in this lecture—appropriately presented to his menagerie of stuffed animals. The illustrations exude love and dreams—the perfect ambience for a lap book . lmp

Originally published as Bisous, Bisous in French by Editions Philippe Auzou France, in 2008. Translated by Michelle Williams.