Hedgehog Howdedo

by Lynley Dodd

Hibernating hedgehogs introduce the numbers from one to eight in a winter garden with pizza plants and a cockleberry bed.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Counting

31 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 2001

About the author

Dame Lynley Dodd is an internationally celebrated writer for children whose titles are highly regarded and much loved by her readers in New Zealand and around the world. Her stories are known for their lively sound qualities, curious animal characters, and the memorable illustrations that accompany the text. Lynley has received numerous awards, both for her writing and illustration, and in 2002 she was made a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to children’s literature.

Lynley was a founding member of Bookrapt in 1983.

Reviews

[Paul Graham Terpstra · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great counting book for children!
Cool story about hedgehogs.
Love the artwork as always

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute counting book with hedgehogs in their garden habitat.

[Trisha Parsons · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you have little ones who are learning to count, this is a good one because you can encourage them to count the hedgehogs with you. There is a page where they're hidden in a pile of lumber, and I had the kids come up and look for them. They loved it.

[Jenna Mills · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet counting book.

[Aishah Saeed · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book for learning numbers

[Jack Kirby and the X-man · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are hedgehogs hibernating everywhere!

This is the first Lynley Dodd I've read that isn't part of the Hairy Maclary series. The illustrations in this book are similar to those of the series. The text however has lost much of the rhyming that characterised the series - it has been replaced by a more narrative-driven text.

I like counting books that are not in-your-face, counting is merely part of the story.

I suppose I find cute hedgehogs hibernating in the garden amusing because I don't have to put up with them - particularly because they are an introduced pest in Lynley Dodd's New Zealand.

[Vivian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Children can count with their fingers from one to eight as you page through this cumulative story, finding hibernating hedgehogs all over the countryside.

We used this book to begin our story time on HEDGEHOGS.

[Harriet Mitchell · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very sweet book about hedgehogs. It includes counting in ones up to eight and talks briefly about seasons (winter and spring). The book also makes reference to the fact that some animals, in this case hedgehogs, hibernate during winter.

[Cai · Rating 3 out of 5]

All throughout the garden this winter are hedgehogs all curled up. But Spring is on its way.

Great book for children learning to count. Not as great as the Hairy Maclary series.

We borrowed this book from the local library.

V @ 7 months old.

[Alison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another lovely LD story about hedgehogs and learning to count. Basically a picture counting book, as the hedgehogs multiply. Simple language and lovely artwork, suitable for beginner readers.

[Suzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book, I like Lynley Dodd books and the illustrations. One of our favourites for bedtime stories.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great non-Hairy McClary book by Lynley Dodd. Enjoyed at babytimes