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Max is a hedgehog who lives with his family in a nice little home, but unfortunately on the wrong side of the road from the Park, with its beautiful lily pond, and more importantly its juicy slugs, worms and snails!
The busy road is a dangerous barrier but Max notices that humans seem to cross it quite easily. If they can, why can't hedgehogs? So Max sets out on a quest to find a safe way to reach the Park.
His first attempt ends in a nasty bump on the head, and Max finds when he tries to speak his words are all mixed up. He is now a Hodgeheg, not a hedgehog, but he is still determined to fulfil his mission. After some careful detective work, Max eventually discovers the best way to cross the road - with the help of the lollipop lady, of course!
About the Author
Dick King-Smith served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, and afterwards spent twenty years as a farmer in Gloucestershire, the county of his birth. Many of his stories are inspired by his farming experiences. Later he taught at a village primary school. His first book, The Fox Busters, was published in 1978. He wrote a great number of children's books, including The Sheep-Pig (winner of the Guardian Award and filmed as Babe), Harry's Mad, Noah's Brother, The Hodgeheg, Martin's Mice, Ace, The Cuckoo Child and Harriet's Hare (winner of the Children's Book Award in 1995). At the British Book Awards in 1991 he was voted Children's Author of the Year. In 2009 he was made OBE for services to children's literature. Dick King-Smith died in 2011 at the age of eighty-eight.
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'Your Auntie Betty has copped it,' said Pa Hedgehog to Ma. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
'Your Auntie Betty has copped it,' said Pa Hedgehog to Ma. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Have you ever wondered how Hedgehogs get accross the road?
Max, the main character of your story, is an intelligent, brave and inquisitive little Hedgehog.
At the beginning of the story something terrible happens, Max's Aunty Betty gets run over whilst trying to cross the road. This encourages Max to find a safe place for Hedgehogs to cross the road. He starts to wonder- how do humans cross the road safely? With this question in his mind Max sets off into the wide world to find the answer. Throughout the story Max gets himself into many situations that sometimes leave him fighting for his life.
We think that the book is very exciting because you never know what is going to happen next and what sort of scrape Max is going to get himself into.
We recommend this story to children aged 6-9 because of the wonderful and funny main character called Max.
We think this book is very good but we prefer the adventures of Roald Dahl's book 'James and the Giant Peach'.
Max, the main character of your story, is an intelligent, brave and inquisitive little Hedgehog.
At the beginning of the story something terrible happens, Max's Aunty Betty gets run over whilst trying to cross the road. This encourages Max to find a safe place for Hedgehogs to cross the road. He starts to wonder- how do humans cross the road safely? With this question in his mind Max sets off into the wide world to find the answer. Throughout the story Max gets himself into many situations that sometimes leave him fighting for his life.
We think that the book is very exciting because you never know what is going to happen next and what sort of scrape Max is going to get himself into.
We recommend this story to children aged 6-9 because of the wonderful and funny main character called Max.
We think this book is very good but we prefer the adventures of Roald Dahl's book 'James and the Giant Peach'.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I first encountered the Hodgeheg in 1989 when it was first published.
Back then I was 9 years old, and thought it was one of the sweetest and funniest books I had ever read. Now I'm 25 and my opinion has not changed.
After receiving a nasty bump on the head whilst trying to cross the road, Max the young hedgehog suddenly becomes a Hodgeheg, and starts getting all of his words confused. He gets lost on his way home, and has a little adventure.
Back then I was 9 years old, and thought it was one of the sweetest and funniest books I had ever read. Now I'm 25 and my opinion has not changed.
After receiving a nasty bump on the head whilst trying to cross the road, Max the young hedgehog suddenly becomes a Hodgeheg, and starts getting all of his words confused. He gets lost on his way home, and has a little adventure.
This is an excellent book for adults to read to children, and also for those children who are developing reading fluency. Boys and girls from 8 upwards will enjoy this story.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the story of how a remarkable young hedgehog uses brain and brawn to devise a solution to the age-old problem facing all hedgehog-kind - how to cross the road in safety! This book will instill in it's young readers an appreciation for the prickly creatures as well as teaching that if you persevere, you can achieve what you set out to do (even if you are very very young!)
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'The Hodgeheg' -A book review by Class 3E Ouston Junior School
We all really enjoyed this book. It is about a young hedgehog called Max, who is very determined to find out how humans cross the road safely. Read more
Published 1 month ago by James Exley
I Love It!
This is a really good children's book because Dick King-Smith makes his animal characters come alive. The story is fast-paced and interesting. Read more
Published 3 months ago by FreyaSB
Bumping!!!
This book is about a small hedgehog called Max. Max wants to get across the road to get to the park. He's still a little hedgehog and is not very fast. Read more
Published 12 months ago by J. Mancey
Another great book from a brill Author!
My 9 year old son has a large selection of Dick-King Smith books in his collection, he loves these books because the author is so imaginative and entertaining and his stories... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Jules
Max the Hodgeheg
I am 8 years old and this is what I think about this book.
Max is a hedgehog, but not an ordinary hedgehog, he is the smartest hedgehog in the world. Read more
Max is a hedgehog, but not an ordinary hedgehog, he is the smartest hedgehog in the world. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2010
Sam Mitchell's review of 'The Hedgehog' by Dick King Smith
The `noisy monster' race along the roads outside Max's house. In the distance beyond the road, the pack, where Max's family dream to be. One problem, to cross safely. Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2009 by S. A. Mitchell
My son loved this book!
My son wanted me to buy this book after they read it at school. Wonderfully written and very useful tool to introduce the topic of road safety to young children.
Published on 27 Jun 2009 by Sunshineandrain
The Hedgehog Who became a Hero
This is a delightful story for children written by the author of the Sheep-Pig, (Babe). Victor Maximilian St George is a legend amongst hedgehogs. Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2009 by Jean Michel
Lovely Book
Lovely story about a hedgehog who has a bump on the head and starts saying things the wrong way round. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2009 by Windmill
Fun book, easy to read
This is a great little story about an adventurous young hedgehog. This book is well suited to children with a reading age of 7-9 years.
Published on 1 May 2009 by A. Burke
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