Daddy Daughter Day: One Winter's Day

It is a cold, cold Friday but that will not stop another installment of Daddy Daughter Day. In honor of this cold weather we are having here today, I bring you One Winter's Day by M. Christina Butler and illustrated by Tina Macnaughton.

This book is a very nice, colorful hard back edition in our daughter's library. The story begins with Little Hedgehog preparing his bed for the winter. A storm moves in, blowing his nest apart. Little Hedgehog decides to go stay with Badger until the storm is over. Along the way, he encounters other animals that are suffering from the cold. He gives up his scarf, hat and mittens in order to help the other animals keep warm.

He finally makes it to Badger's house and gets warm by the fire. The next day Badger and Little Hedgehog go outside to rebuild Little Hedgehog's nest. They are surprised to find that the animals Little Hedgehog helped the night before have rebuilt his nest and included the scarf, hat and mittens that he had loaned them.

This story offers a positive lesson about helping others in need. The book is full of amazing illustrations that are accented with felt for the hat, scarf and mittens. We love reading this one.