OUR FRIEND HEDGEHOG
I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the OUR FRIEND HEDGEHOG by Lauren Castillo Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About the Book:
Title: OUR FRIEND HEDGEHOG: The Story of Us
Author: Lauren Castillo
Pub. Date: May 5, 2026
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 122
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, ibooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
From a Caldecott Honor-winning artist comes a cozy classic-in-the-making about finding your friends and sticking together through thick and thin.
“Our Friend Hedgehog feels like a modern-day Winnie the Pooh . It’s so warm and full of joy and love. It’s got classic written all over it.” -Victoria Jamieson, Newbery Honor-winning author of Roller Girl
Sometimes you make a friend,
and it feels like you have known that friend your entire life. . . .
Hedgehog lives on a teeny-tiny island with only her stuffed dog, Mutty, for company. When a great storm carries Mutty away, she embarks on a quest to find her friend. Following the trail of clues Mutty left behind, brave Hedgehog meets a wiggly Mole, a wordy Owl, a curmudgeonly Beaver, a scatterbrained Hen and Chicks, and a girl who’s new to the neighborhood, Annika May. With bravery and teamwork, there’s nothing that can stop these seven from finding Mutty, but along the way they discover something even more important: each other.
The first book in a new series from Caldecott Honor winner Lauren Castillo, Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us has the feel of a timeless classic, introducing an unforgettable cast of characters who will star in many more adventures to come.
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About Lauren:
Lauren studied illustration at the Maryland Institute College of Art and received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She is the author and illustrator of the 2015 Caldecott Honor winning book, Nana in the City, as well as The Troublemaker and Melvin and the Boy. Lauren has also illustrated several critically acclaimed picture books, including Kirkus Prize finalist Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera, Twenty Yawns by Jane Smiley, and Yard Sale by Eve Bunting. She currently draws and dreams in Harrisburg, PA.
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Giveaway Details:
3 winners will win a finished copy of OUR FRIEND HEDGEHOG, US Only.
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Tour Schedule:
Week One:
| 5/1/2026 | BookHounds YA | Excerpt |
Week Two:
| 5/4/2026 | La libreria di Beppe | Spotlight |
| 5/5/2026 | Reading Connects Us | Review |
| 5/6/2026 | 100 Pages A Day | Review |
| 5/7/2026 | Little Red Reads | Review |
| 5/8/2026 | Daily Waffle | Excerpt |
Week Three:
| 5/11/2025 | Hurn Publications | Review |
| 5/12/2025 | Locks, Hooks and Books | Review |
| 5/13/2020 | Beagles & Books | Review |
| 5/14/2020 | Log Cabin Library | Excerpt |
| 5/15/2020 | YA Book Nerd | Review |
Week Four:
| 5/18/2020 | Adventures in Literature | Review |
| 5/19/2020 | ❧Defining Ways❧ | Review |
| 5/20/2020 | Two Chicks on Books | Interview |
| 5/21/2020 | Lifestyle of Me | Review |
| 5/22/2020 | Cindy’s Love of Books | Review |
Week Five:
| 5/25/2020 | A Dream Within A Dream | Excerpt |
| 5/26/2020 | Do You Dog-ear? | Review |
| 5/27/2020 | Such A Novel Idea | Review |
| 5/28/2020 | Sometimes Leelynn Reads | Review |
| 5/29/2020 | Twirling Book Princess | Excerpt |
Nancy says
This sounds like a sweet book we would love to read together!
Danielle Hammelef says
This book sounds heartwarming and so good to read out loud.
Victoria Scott says
Adorable! Thank you for sharing!
SO sweet! I really think my grandson will love having PawPaw read this to him.