Our Friend Hedgehog
From a Caldecott Honor-winning artist comes a cozy classic-in-the-making about finding your friends and sticking together through thick and thin.
"Our Friend Hedgehog feels like a modern-day Winnie the Pooh. It's so warm and full of joy and love. It's got classic written all over it." --Victoria Jamieson, Newbery Honor-winning author of Roller Girl
Sometimes you make a friend,
and it feels like you have known that friend your entire life. . . .
Hedgehog lives on a teeny-tiny island with only her stuffed dog, Mutty, for company. When a great storm carries Mutty away, she embarks on a quest to find her friend. Following the trail of clues Mutty left behind, brave Hedgehog meets a wiggly Mole, a wordy Owl, a curmudgeonly Beaver, a scatterbrained Hen and Chicks, and a girl who's new to the neighborhood, Annika May. With bravery and teamwork, there's nothing that can stop these seven from finding Mutty, but along the way they discover something even more important: each other.
The first book in a new series from Caldecott Honor winner Lauren Castillo, Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us has the feel of a timeless classic, introducing an unforgettable cast of characters who will star in many more adventures to come.
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State Awards
Connecticut
2022-2023, Nutmeg Book Award, Nominee
Illinois
2024, AISLE Readers’ Choice Awards, Selection
Kansas
2020, Kansas NEA Reading Circle, Selection
Pennsylvania
2021, Carolyn W. Field Award, Winner
South Dakota
2022, South Dakota Children’s Book Awards, Winner
2022-2023, Prairie Bloom Book Award, Nominee
Texas
2021-2022, Texas Bluebonnet Award, Master List
Wisconsin
2021, Wisconsin State Reading Association Recommends List, Selection