Goodreads asked Jen Betton:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Jen Betton The idea for Hedgehog Needs a Hug first came from reading Library Lion, written by Michele Knudsen, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. It’s such a genius story about a lion (loud creature) who loves the library (quiet place). I loved that inherent conflict, and started brainstorming creatures who might want something that is inherently hard for them to attain. So a hedgehog... might want a hug!

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