The Snowy Nap
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
In this instant winter classic, Jan Brett's Hedgie tries to stay awake so he doesn't miss out on all the snowy fun his friends are having.
A chill is in the air, and as Hedgie trundles around the farm all his friends tell him of the winter-time fun he will miss as he hibernates: Icicles decorating the chicken coop! Lisa making snowmen! The pond turned to slippery ice!
It sounds so amazing that Hedgie decides to stay awake instead of going to his burrow. But then, a snowstorm starts. Luckily, Lisa finds him and brings him to her home, so Hedgie gets to see the wonders of winter from inside the cozy house.
From the creator of winter classics like The Mitten, The Animals' Santa, and The Three Snow Bears comes another seasonal adventure that is sure to warm the heart.
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In this fetching companion to The Hat, autumn gives way to winter on young Lisa's Danish island farm, where her woodland friend Hedgie decides he'll "just take a last ramble" before hibernating. Hedgie's eyelids droop as his barnyard pals bid him adieu pointedly mentioning what he will miss ("We'll think of you as we play slip and slide across the pond ice," the geese honk). Enchanted by predictions of icicles, snowmen, and sleigh bells, Hedgie futilely tries to stave off sleep outside, and Lisa rescues the frozen animal and brings him indoors. Nestled in a tea cozy, Hedgie watches the seasonal frolics from a window until, satisfied that he has "truly seen winter," he falls into a deep sleep, and the compassionate girl returns him to his burrow, whispering, "You belong in the wild." Brett's trademark patterned borders both supplement and forecast the action playing out in meticulously detailed scenarios. The author brings her winsome tale to a wry close as Hedgie's not-at-all-sleepy friends pay Lisa a surprise visit. Ages 4 8.
