M. Christina Butler

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

Fox is in a terrible mood. Little Hedgehog and his friends try many different things to make Fox feel better--they give him hot chocolate and cookies, and Little Hedgehog even gives him his treasured red hat. Fox begins to feel his bad mood start to fade, but when more unfortunate things happen, his bad mood returns, and he stomps off into the forest. Will Little Hedgehog and the others be able to find Fox before it gets dark?

Just before Christmas, Little Hedgehog and his friends set out to deliver presents to Gandpa Squirrel, but they have to deal with a snowstorm, a slippery path, and an avalanche, as they hope that they can make it back in time for Christmas, in a work withtextured pages.

Awakened from hibernation when an ill-fitting, gift-wrapped red wool cap falls nearby, Little Hedgehog passes along the present to Rabbit, but somehow ends up with it again by the end of the day.

When a wintry wind blows away Little Hedgehog's nest, he sets out for his friend Badger's house, and the generosity he shows to others during his journey is returned to him when the snowstorm is over.

While Little Hedgehog babysits his cousin, with help from his forest friends, Baby's favorite blanket brings them some misadventures but later saves the day.

On Christmas Eve, Little Hedgehog is delighted to deliver some presents for the ailing Santa, but he will never be able to finish the job in time without help from his friends.

Animals of all kinds are filled with wonder when a very special star shines one night and lights up the stable where a baby has been born.

"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...

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...