Most Popular Books by M. Christina Butler

A cold wind wakens Little Hedgehog from hibernation. An ill-fitting, gift-wrapped red wool cap falls nearby, and Little Hedgehog passes along the present to Rabbit, but somehow ends up with it again by the end of the day.

When Little Bear wakes early from his winter sleep he has the most wonderful surprise: SNOW! Little Bear tumbles and skids and stomps and dances, but he soon finds that even snow is no fun without a friend to share it. So he decides to build a snowman... A charming story of friendship, made extra special by the magical, sparlking finish on the snowman. A board book edition of the bestselling children''s picture book.

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.

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

Little Hedgehog was making his bed for winter when ...

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.

Several jungle animals try to carry a picnic basket to the river with humorous results.

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.

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

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.

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

Different dinosaurs claim a big white egg as their own until it hatches and they find out what was inside it.

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.