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Lulu and the Hedgehog in the Rain
CCBC Review:
When animal-loving Lulu rescues a hedgehog that tumbles down the gutter and lands near her during a torrential rainstorm, she brings inside for safe-keeping. Per her usual routine, Lulu researches the animal’s habits and habitat, and soon builds a small protected shelter for it in her yard. With the help of her cousin, Mellie, she then engages the entire neighborhood in creating a safe environment for the creature to roam. The addition of a wild animal to Lulu’s menagerie, and her insistence that it be treated as such, is a welcome plotline. Humor and childlike sensibility pervade this reliable series that began with Lulu and the Duck in the Park (U.S. edition: Albert Whitman, 2012), starring brown-skinned Lulu and her unflagging interest in animal encounters. ©2014 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Priscilla Lamont
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-8
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format:
Novel
Subjects:
Animals (Fiction)
Community
Cousins
Humor
Nature/Environment
Diversity subject:
Brown Skin Unspecified
Publisher:
Albert Whitman
Publish Year: 2014
Pages: 104
ISBN: 9780807548127
CCBC Location: Fiction, McKay