About this ebook
All the animals say Boar is cranky. And he does live in a dark cave—that matches his mood just fine. But annoying Hedgehog keeps offering suggestions for nicer spots, near the riverbank, for example. Hedgehog probably wants to be helpful, but he comes across as a busybody.
When Hedgehog gets stuck in a hole and calls for help, who might come assist him? Well, Boar might. If they were friends. But are they? This captivating and funny story of two characters who find unlikely companionship together is brought to vibrant life by Eugene Yelchin’s superb illustrations.
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About the author
David Elliott is the author of numerous beloved picture books for children, including Baabwaa and Wooliam, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, and the New York Times best-selling And Here’s to You!, illustrated by Randy Cecil. He is also the author of several novels in verse for older readers. David Elliott lives in Warner, New Hampshire.
Eugene Yelchin is a Russian American artist best known as a creator of books for children and young adults. He is the coauthor and illustrator of The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge, a National Book Award finalist, and the illustrator of The Rooster Prince of Breslov, which won a National Jewish Book Award, and Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku, which has received more than thirty honors. He is the author-illustrator of the middle-grade novel Breaking Stalin’s Nose, which received a Newbery Honor and has been translated into ten languages, and the middle-grade memoir The Genius Under the Table, which was an Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Honor Book. In 2026, he won a National Jewish Book Award for his young adult memoir, I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This. Eugene Yelchin lives in California.
