Hedgie's Surprise

Bibliographic Information: Brett, J. (2000). Hedgie's Surprise. New York, New York: Putnam's Sons.

Brief Annotation: Mean Tomten keeps stealing Henny's eggs, and all she wants is some chicks. So Henny and Hedgie plot to make sure Tomten stops trying to steal Henny's eggs.

Genre: Animal Fiction

Grade Level: K-3

Readers who will like this: Readers who like trickery. Readers who like talking animal stories.

Rating (1-4)/Response: 2.5. This is a clever book about animals working together to trick a boy. It is a cute and warm-hearted book, and in the end everyone gets what they want.

One question you would ask before a read aloud: Have you ever tricked someone? Have you ever wanted something so bad, but couldn't have it?