Hedgie's Surprise

Jan Brett's beloved character Hedgie stars in this charming story about a little Tomten who gets tired of porridge for breakfast and starts stealing Henny's eggs. But Henny wants a brood of chicks and she needs her eggs. With the help of clever Hedgie, she substitutes an acorn, a strawberry, a mushroom and finally a potato in her nest. But nothing stops that Tomten until the little hedgehog hides in Henny's nest: when the Tomten reaches in to get his morning treat, all he gets is a handful of prickles. He runs home for porridge and never comes back again Intricate needlepoint patterns of Scandinavian designs frame the characters reacting from the borders in this beautiful picture book set in Denmark.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/11/2000
ISBN: 9780399234774
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.63h x 10.48w x 0.39d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/17/2000 pg. 192
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2000 pg. 1351
School Library Journal 09/01/2000 pg. 184
Booklist 09/01/2000 pg. 120
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 30 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 30 - Recommended, Satisfactory
School Library Journal 08/24/2000

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 44037 / Hedgie's Surprise
Reading Level: 3.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5