FICTION

Hedgehugs

by Steve WILSON
illus. by Lucy Tapper. 32p. Holt/Metropolitan. 2015. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781627794046.
COPY ISBN
PreS-Gr 1—Horace and Hattie are two hedgehog friends who share many things in common. They both like splashing in puddles and making daisy chains. Nonetheless, they express their own individual uniqueness as well. One problem is that they cannot give each other a big hug because they are too spiky. Horace and Hattie try various methods to hug throughout the year. For example, in the winter they rolled in the snow, but the hug was too cold. Finally they come up with a solution all by themselves. Illustrations have a colorful background collage appearance that displays cloth textures in the grass and in the leaves and flower petals. The characters are endearing when they solve their hug problem.
VERDICT Suitable for Valentine's Day or any other time a book about a warm friendship feeling is needed.
Reviewed by Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA
Best-friend hedgehogs Horace and Hattie do everything together, except hug--they're too spiky! After several unsuccessful ideas (rolling in snow, wearing strawberries) the pair finally finds their answer in an unsuspecting basket of laundry (so that's where missing socks go!). This is a been-done but sweet story of friends working together to solve a problem. Colorful illustrations have a dynamic fabric-collage look.
 , Feb 01, 2016

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