Coombs, Kate Hans My Hedgehog (a tale from the Brothers Grimm), illustrated by John Nickle. Atheneum (Simon), 2012. PICTURE BOOK. $17.
The farmer and his wife would take any child to raise – even one who is half a hedgehog. When their hedgehog son grows up, he runs to forest to find his own path – that leads to the gates of two different kings and two very different receptions. And the breaking of a long ago spell.
Don’t expect this to blithely follow the original – and you really wouldn’t want it to. Coombs hasn’t “Disney-fied” the original, but she has tweaked things just a bit – telling the story with the same lessons, but not as mean or scary. This would be good for any fairy tale collection – and great as a comparison. This one is staying in my library.
EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher.
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