Our Friend Hedgehog

Author Lauren Castillo

Grades K-4 Ages 5-9

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.

Available Formats

Hardcover 9781524766719
eBook 9781524766733
Unabridged Audiobook Download 9780593612934

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

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