Autumn Hide-and-Squeak (Hedgehugs Series #3)

by Steve Wilson, Lucy Tapper (Illustrator)

Overview

Horace and Hattie are hedgehogs and the very best of friends. Together they make shadow puppets, follow slimy snail trails, and search for spider webs. One autumn day they are watching the leaves fall from the trees when they hear a squeak . . . Could it be a new friend to play with?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250112484
Publisher:	Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication date:	09/12/2017
Series:	Steve Wilson's Hedgehugs Series , #3
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Steve Wilson and Lucy Tapper are the husband-and-wife team behind Horace and Hattie Hedgehog and their picture books, Hedgehugs and Hedgehugs and the Hattiepillar.

Editorial Reviews

08/21/2017
In this companion to Hedgehugs and Hedgehugs and the Hattiepillar, hedgehog friends Horace and Hattie are a bit despondent as fall gets underway: the falling leaves are “pretty, but Hattie felt sad that the branches would soon be empty.” Sad thoughts are banished when the two run into a “squeaky thing” hanging from a tree; it’s a purple bat, and the three dive into a game of hide-and-seek that lasts for several pages (and is just challenging enough for younger readers to take part in). Collaged bits of photographic images add warmth to the autumn setting—fabrics with plaid, herringbone, and other patterns bring a cozy texture to leaves, pumpkins, and mushroom caps. It’s a straightforward story but also a helpful reminder that friends new and old can help make unwanted changes easier to bear. Ages 4–8. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

"An adorable and playful introduction to autumn for the preschool and kindergarten audience." —School Library Journal on Hedgehugs: Autumn Hide-and-Squeak

"A sweet tale of friendship, both new and old." —Kirkus Reviews on Hedgehugs: Autumn Hide-and-Squeak

" a helpful reminder that friends new and old can help make unwanted changes easier to bear." —Publishers Weekly on Hedgehugs: Autumn Hide-and-Squeak

"The characters are endearing when they solve their hug problem. . . . For Valentine's Day or any other time a book about a warm friendship feeling is needed." —School Library Journal, on Hedgehugs

"A delightful way to share metamorphosis with the littlest listeners." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on Hedgehugs and the Hattiepillar

From the Publisher

2017-06-27
Horace and Hattie find a new friend to play with as they hide and seek among the harbingers of fall. The first three spreads follow the pattern of the other books in the Hedgehugs series, establishing a few things the best friends like to do together and what they each do when the other is busy. In this title, Hattie is sad at the prospect of bare trees. Horace attempts to cheer her by grabbing a handful of fallen leaves and trying to stick them back on. In the process, he is startled by the squeak of a little bat hanging in the tree. Hattie and Horace go tumbling into a pile of leaves, and the bat takes this as the start of a game of hide-and-seek. The three play happily, taking turns hiding and seeking, and readers will enjoy spying the friends in the pictures. The last leaf falling from the tree signals that it's time for the bat to go home, and Hattie is sad again. A whispered conference, though, allows Horace and the bat to give Hattie a wonderful surprise. Pink, yellow, brown, orange, gray, and maroon dominate Tapper's fall palette, some blackberry bushes providing cover for the purple bat's hiding spot. A sweet tale of friendship, both new and old. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews

01/01/2018
PreS—Friends Horace and Hattie, prickly in physical appearance only, are back again in a seasonal adventure. When trying to put falling leaves back on trees, the duo encounter a critter (looking very much like a bat, but purple) who plays hide-and-seek with them across a landscape filled with pumpkins, acorns, and the colors of fall.—Daryl Grabarek, School Library Journal

School Library Journal