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'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.

Noël approche ! Petit Hérisson et ses amis cherchent du houx pour décorer leurs maisons. Mais la neige tombe de plus en plus fort, une tempête s'annonce. Le trajet est bien plus compliqué que prévu. Petit Hérisson et ses amis réussiront-ils à rentrer à temps pour fêter Noël ?

Little Hedgehog can’t wait to spend Christmas with his friends. But who’s eaten all the biscuits? Who’s that snoring at night? And why is Little Hedgehog’s hat missing? Is Christmas ruined, or can the friends make it perfect after all? One Cosy Christmasis a fabulously festive addition to the best-selling Little Hedgehogseries (One Snowy Rescue, One Noisy Night, One Special Christmas, One Christmas Night). With wonderfully gentle illustrations from Tina Macnaughton and soft fuzzy textures throughout, this is the perfect gift for Little Hedgehogfans this Christmas!

One morning over breakfast, Rabbit asks his friends, "Did you hear the creaking and crashing in the woods last night?" Little Hedgehog says he didn't hear anything, but Badger and Fox did-and Fox is determined to find out what was making all the noise. That night, Fox hears the noises again, and this time, he sees a red hat just like Little Hedgehog's in the distance. But when Little Hedgehog insists he wasn't outside, the friends are puzzled. Who could it have been?

Cette nuit, le ciel est plein d'étoiles filantes ! Petit Hérisson et ses amis se rassemblent pour aller les observer. En traversant la forêt, Lapin Coquin cherche à en attraper une et tombe dans un trou. En essayant de lui venir en aide, toute la petite troupe se fait prendre au piège... Pourront-ils contempler le spectacle grandisse des étoiles filantes du haut de la colline ?

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

Original edition published: London: Little Tiger Press, 2012.

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.

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.

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

Little Brown Mouse and Little Grey Mouse are the very best of friends. One night, when they see a sparkling wishing star fall into the lake, they hurry down to the river to find it. But there is only one star, and both mice want to make a wish . . .