Spike : the hedgehog who lost his prickles

This rollicking rhyming picture book by award-winning author Jeanne Willis is guaranteed to cause giggles. Spike, a little hedgehog, has always had impressive prickles.

But one morning, after a particularly scary dream, he wakes up completely bare!

Oh no! Feeling very embarrassed, Spike goes in search of something to cover himself, from a paper lampshade to a tea cup to a very stinky sock.

But nothing stops the other animals giggling at him.

Poor Spike! Then he discovers a big bunch of balloons, which takes him across the world and ends in a very satisfying POP! and a very prickly party with all his friends. Get ready to laugh your pants off at this hilarious bedtime story about a bare bottomed hedgehog. Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free 'Stories Aloud' audio recording - just scan the QR code and listen along!