Arcadia Public Library

Buddy the dog and Earl the hedgehog become fast friends and go on imaginative adventures.

Follows a mother hedgehog as she teaches her babies how to survive on their own.

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.

After a series of discouraging dance teachers, Cushion the porcupine finds his rhythm with his true love Barb.

These tiny and spiny nocturnal mammals can be found throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. They also live in New Zealand, but are not native to it. Readers will learn other information, like what they look like, what they like to eat, and more. Complete with simple text and fun photographs.

Upon feeling a sunbeam for the first time, a young hedgehog decides to build a treehouse so that he can see the sun itself, and, despite teasing and a bet with a wily fox, he finds a way to get the job done.

"Buddy and Earl know that with the right education they can become anything - even a dentist or a hot-dog vendor! So they eagerly gather their silly, smelly supplies and head to school. Soon after they arrive, their teacher, Miss Meredith, is called away and Professor Earl takes charge of the classroom. Buddy works hard at lessons like Sniffing Things, Tail Chasing and Scratching Itches. And when Professor Earl announces that one very special student...

Leaving her best friend is difficult for a young hedgehog whose family is moving, but everyone assures her that things will be alright.

Hedgehug wants to find someone to love on Valentine's Day, but everyone he meets is too scared of his prickly coat to hug him.