"A hedgehog might look like a small porcupine, but this creature is more closely related to moles and shrews than porcupines. In the United States alone, there are over 12 million pet hedgehogs. In this book, readers will learn not only where they can own hedgehogs, but also how to care for their new spikey friend. With full-color photographs on each page and fact boxes detailing the need to know hedgehog care facts, readers will discover what it's...

Introduces hedgehogs, describing why they have prickly spines covering their backs, how they hibernate, and how to properly care for a hedgehog as a pet.

Explains how hedgehogs got their name even thought they are not hogs, and describes their closest relatives, where they live, their anatomy, including their remarkable quills, their enemies, their diet, their young, and hedgehogs as pets.

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,...

Spring is on its way. "But what is Spring?" wonders Hogbert. Is it the caterpillar? Is it the nest of eggs? Is it the strange fluffy cloud that says baa? As the garden's creatures grow and change, and the wild flowers and leaves unfold, slowly, slowly, the secret of spring is revealed!

Buddy is just settling in for the night when Earl announces that he's going on a trip. Before buddy knows it, he and Earl are off on another grand adventure. While exploring the wilds of the kitchen, they see wondrous sights, make delicious discoveries and even encounter a couple of unusual monsters.

Hedgehog, who hibernates through the winter, wants to know what winter feels like, so he asks his friend Rabbit to save him a little bit of winter to share in the spring.

Mom's friend Mrs. Cunningham is coming for a visit, and she's bringing her baby! While Buddy tries to explain the ins and outs of babydom to Earl, neither of them is prepared for the chaos the small and adorable creature brings with it. When the baby manages to escape from its cage-- which Buddy gently suggests is really just a playpen-- it's up to our favorite odd couple to save the day.

"When Lulu rescues a wild hedgehog in a storm, she knows she can't keep it as a pet--it wants to roam free. So she and her cousin Mellie come up with the neighborhood Hedgehog Club to keep it safe"--Provided by publisher"--

In preparation for the Halloween parade, Gus must do two things--create the best costume and learn to march.