The Hodgeheg (Puffin Modern Classics) Book

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!

Max, the hedgehog who becomes a hodgeheg, who becomes a hero! Max's family dreams of reaching the Park. But no one has ever found a safe way of crossing the very busy...