New Releases by M. Christina Butler

It's almost time for the Little Hedgehog's Christmas party--but someone has taken ALL of the berries and pine cones in the woods that the friends were planning to use for decorations! Can Little Hedgehog and his friends figure out who it is? It's almost time for Little Hedgehog's Christmas party, and Little Hedgehog waits patiently for his friends to come over with the decorations. But when they get to his house, they're very upset! Someone has taken ALL of the holly berries and ALL of the pine cones in the woods, and now, there is nothing to decorate Little Hedgehog's house with. So the friends set out to see if they can figure out what's going on. Along the way, they find some very BIG footprints. Who could they belong to? Little Hedgehog and the other woodland animals are the best of friends! Their exciting adventures take them to different places in the forest and center around friendship, teamwork, determination, and gratitude. Each of the books in the Little Hedgehog & Friends series promotes being helpful, building a sense of community among friends and neighbors, and learning how to be a leader with a can-do attitude while working together to solve problems.

Little Hedgehog and his friends are off to visit Grandpa Squirrel. But he lives high up on Rocky Ridge and there's a snowstorm on the way! Can the friends deliver their gifts, brave the icy weather and make it home safe in time for Christmas? The thirteenth book in the bestselling Little Hedgehog series by M Christina Butler and Tina Macnaughton!

Little Hedgehog's friends, the baby mice, have one Christmas wish: to build snow mice. But there just isn't enough snow! Little Hedgehog and the baby mice set out to search for more snow and along the way share the extra snow with their friends -- learning the true meaning of Christmas. The baby mice can't wait to build snow mice. But when they wake up on Christmas Eve, almost all of the snow has melted! So Little Hedgehog takes the friends to go look for snow, collecting it in his bobble hat. On the way home, the baby mice share the snow with Grandpa Squirrel, the beavers, and Fox. But when they are ready to build their snow mice, the last tiny snowflake is melting at the bottom of the hat! "Christmas just won't be the same," sniff the mice. But then they remember the joy brought to others by sharing the snow, and realize that spending Christmas with their friends is what makes it truly magical. Little Hedgehog and the other woodland animals are the best of friends! Their exciting adventures take them to different places in the forest and center around friendship, teamwork, determination, and gratitude. Each of the books in the Little Hedgehog & Friends series promotes being helpful, building a sense of community among friends and neighbors, and learning how to be a leader with a can-do attitude while working together to solve problems.

Everyone's favourite hedgehog is back for a brand new adventure! This time, Little Hedgehog and his friends have a puzzle to solve . . . Strange creaking sounds are coming from the woods! And Fox is sure he saw Little Hedgehog down by the river in the middle of the night. Will the friends solve the mystery of the very noisy night . . . ? Little Hedgehog (and his little red hat!) returns in the tenth book of the best-selling Little Hedgehog series. With charmingly wintry illustrations from Tina Macnaughton and soft touch-and-feel flocking throughout, One Noisy Night is a wonderful story of friendship and bravery.

Upon awakening from his long winter's nap, Frog spends a happy day playing with his friends but when he reaches his pond after dark, he sees a huge pond monster and needs his friends' help to face it.

It's Christmas Eve, and Santa is sick! He can't deliver the presents, so he asks Little Hedgehog to do it for him. Little Hedgehog eagerly sets out with Santa's sled, but there are too many presents for one small hedgehog to handle. How will Little Hedgehog ever deliver them in time for everyone to have a very special Christmas?

Little Bear will not eat his porridge. So his mother gives it to Old Scary Bear in the woods. Little Bear does not believe in the Scary Bear. But someone has been eating his porridge... Who’s Been Eating My Porrige? is from Level 3 of Ready Steady Read! a fantastic graded reading scheme with four reading levels from Little Tiger Press. Ready Steady Read! makes learning to read fun. Each book contains games and activities to reinforce learning and test comprehension in a way developing readers will enjoy as well as handy parent notes from Prue Goodwin, Lecturer in Literacy and Children's Books. Level 3 is suitable for more confident readers. The stories will help build their confidence, opening up the world of reading and imagination to them. About Level 3: longer sentences with varied structure wider vocabulary high-interest stories of up to 300 words smaller print for experienced readers

Before Little Harvest Mouse closes his eyes each night, he sings a lullaby to his very own moon. Then, one cloudy evening, the moon disappears. And Little Mouse discovers that he is not the only one looking for her. By the author-illustrator team who created the best-selling Little Hedgehog books (One Snowy Night, One Winter's Day) Mouse and the Moon has stunning sparkling glitter on the moon throughout the book and beautiful, atmospheric illustrations by Tina Macnaughton. A lovely bedtime read to curl up with together, this gorgeous book gently explores the importance of sharing and true friendship.

Retrouve Petit Hérisson et tous ses amis pour une joyeuse journée de printemps. Assemble ensuite les pièces du puzzle et retourne-les : tu peux les colorier ! Idéal pour les petits artistes !

A hithau'n Noswyl Nadolig, mae Draenog Bach yn llawn cyffro. Wedi coginio mins peis blasus, mae am fynd ati i addurno'r tŷ ond dyw e ddim yn gwybod ble i ddechrau! Allan ag ef a'r llygod bach i'r goedwig gan hel brigau, celyn, mes, cnau castan ac aeron a threulio'r prynhawn yn eu gludo a'u haddurno. Addasiad Cymraeg o One Christmas Night. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

Little Hedgehog gets his house ready for Christmas, but must make a mad dash in the cold and dark to find presents for his friends.

A bear, a fox, and a rabbit build a snowman, but their efforts to keep it happy and warm almost bring about its demise.

"When Little Hedgehog's cousin, Baby Hedgehog comes to stay, they go on a special day out. But then Baby Hedgehog loses his favourite blanket and the very special day turns into a very big adventure!"--Page 4 of cover.

After awakening early from his winter sleep and wishing for someone to play with, Little Bear is joined by new friends who help him make a snowman.

Babbity Rabbit wakes up one morning feeling very grumpy. The sun is shining and the birds are singing, but Babbity Rabbit is in a big bad mood! His friends try everything to cheer him up: cloud-gazing, circus acts, even rolling down the hill. At last Babbity's bad mood disappears. But where could it have gone? This lively text with gentle illustrations show how even the worst moods can disappear with a little help from our friends!

When Little Hedgehog goes for a walk one rainy day, his new umbrella proves its value in most unexpected ways.