PictureBook Publishing Hollybee Hope wants a Prickly Coat

A gentle story of hope and the value of being different Hollybee Hope is a hedgehog with a problem – she has no spines! Hollybee wants a prickly coat, and she wants it now. So, she takes matters into her own hands, with humorous, and at times, dangerous results. Hollybee Hope Wants a Prickly Coat is a story of self-acceptance, of learning to see being different as an advantage rather than a set-back. It is also a story of friendship – the type of friendship you would sacrifice something special for. Accompanied by gorgeous evocative illustrations, the story will have readers second-guessing what might go wrong, as Hollybee attempts scheme after scheme to try and get the prickles she so desperately wants.

Hollybee Hope Wants a Prickly Coat encourages discussion around what it means to belong, personal identity, and how we can show respect for our own and others’ needs, wants and feelings. It also prefaces discussions around development and how our bodies change as we grow up. There are themes of resilience and acceptance, and solution finding, when situations are not immediately as we would wish.

Written and illustrated by Deborah Hinde an award-winning illustrator based in the Waikato, New Zealand.

ISBN: 978-0-473-43377-2 Dimension: 240mm x 250mm portrait Binding: Soft cover, gatefold, sections stitched and glued. Pages: 32 pages full colour Age: 2 – 7 years old