Hug Time
PATRICK MCDONNELL is the creator of theMuttscomic strip, which recently celebrated its fifteenth anniversary, as well as several bestselling and acclaimed children's books includingMe . . . Jane,The Gift of Nothing, Hug Time, Wag!, Just Like Heaven, South,andArt. He has been hailed as "the next Charles Schulz." Patrick sits on the board of directors of the Humane Society of the United States, and has won numerous awards for bothMuttsand his animal welfare work. He is also the co-creator ofGuardians of Beingwith Eckhart Tolle. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Karen, their formerly feral cat, MeeMow, and their newly adopted terrier, Amelie.