title: Are You Ticklish?: A Touch and Tickle Book
author: Sam McKendry
description: Beautiful Hardback Touch and Tickle Book for Toddlers. Written by Sam McKendry and illustrated by Melanie Mitchell
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  **A TICKLISH PROBLEM**
  
  
  by William Cooper
  
  
  
  
  
  Jae shut the lid of his laptop and leaned back in the bed. He turned his gaze
  to Kai, his best friend since they were toddlers. Kai sat only inches from
  him, hunched over a textbook and notebook. Jae couldn’t help but notice how
  cute Kai was when he was focused. Then again, he always thought Kai was cute.
  He had that boyish charm to him that always made Jae's heart melt every time
  he saw Kai smile.
  
  
  
  
  
  Jae slid his hand up Kai’s back, rubbing ever so gently. Kai rolled his eyes
  at his best friend and gently pushed him away before turning back to the text
  book.
  
  
  “Stop that. I’m studying.”
  
  
  
  
  
  Jae pouted. “You’re always studying!”
  
  
  
  
  
  “Because I have to keep my grades up. You know if I get anything less than a
  4.0, my parents will murder me.”
  
  
  
  
  
  Jae returned his hand to Kai’s back and started rubbing him again. “You need
  to relax a bit. You’ll do fine in your class. Besides, your parents aren’t
  that bad.”
  
  
  
  
  
  “Yes, 