It’s finally
summer
, and curious
Hedgehog
is so happy to see a new
season
arrive! On a walk through the
woods
, he discovers that summer has brought something special for all of the inhabitants of the
forest
: the
flowers
have received the gift of the warm
sun
, which has helped them to open up; the
bees
and
butterflies
are delighted to have received flowers that produce the sweet
nectar
that the
bugs
eat; and there’s fresh green
grass
for the
rabbits
and warm
water
in the
pond
frogs
. But Hedgehog wonders what his
gift
is! It seems as though everyone has received something special except him. Sadly, he sits down on a
tree stump
—and then suddenly, a shiny
red apple
falls at his feet. Hedgehog knows that the delicious apple is his gift from summer—and he hasn’t been forgotten after all. This
delightful, engaging story
introduces young readers to a host of
animals and bugs
that live in the
and presents the exciting
changes
that happen in nature in summer.
Back matter
includes
additional information about the summer months (June, July, August)
what happens
during the summer.