Abstract

When a hedgehog with extremely long needles meets a sheep with extremely long fur, their complexes develop into a fun event that brings them all together! Prickly the hedgehog has trouble playing with the others because his needles are too long. One day, he meets a sheep who is troubled by his excessively long fur. Prickly decides to cut the sheep's fur, and then he has an idea! He removes the needles, puts them back on knitting needles, and starts knitting a scarf with the sheep's fur...

Author’s Information

Born in Tokyo. Picture book author. Her main picture books include "The Bakery That Can Do Work" and "The Spaghetti Shop That Can Do Work," as well as the "Delicious Books That Can Do Work" series (Kyoiku Gageki), the "Big Bear and the Little Dormouse" series (Fukuinkan Shoten), the "Flying Squirrel's Shear Shop" series (Bunkeido), "Vegetable Munching" (Hikari no Kuni), "The Bag Shop in the Forest" and other "Forest Picture Books" series (Gakken), "The Hedgehog Doctor" (Sekai Bunka Sha), and "The Squirrel's School in the Oak Forest" (Alicekan).