Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. ( )

This story is a wonderful little book. Puggle is an echidna who does not have his spikes. Others do, hid family and friends, but not Puggle. He goes and asks his friends what they did to get their particular gift and they told him. He tried all sorts of things, but his spikes still did not grow. Because the story takes place in Australia, his friends are native Australian animals that all teach something about themselves (i.e. kangaroos and long tails, koalas with fuzzy ears eat gum leaves etc.) When he asks his mother about his spikes, she tells him he needs patience, her spikes were late coming in too. The lesson of the story is simple and understand, "Patience is a Virtue". The artwork is wonderful, large simple pictures so children will really be able to see the animals depicted. A cute story that would be great for young children and kindergarten or primary classrooms.

I received the galley of this book from the publisher via Netgalley. ( )

This story is a wonderful little book. Puggle is an echidna who does not have his spikes. Others do, hid family and friends, but not Puggle. He goes and asks his friends what they did to get their particular gift and they told him. He tried all sorts of things, but his spikes still did not grow. Because the story takes place in Australia, his friends are native Australian animals that all teach something about themselves (i.e. kangaroos and long tails, koalas with fuzzy ears eat gum leaves etc.) When he asks his mother about his spikes, she tells him he needs patience, her spikes were late coming in too. The lesson of the story is simple and understand, "Patience is a Virtue". The artwork is wonderful, large simple pictures so children will really be able to see the animals depicted. A cute story that would be great for young children and kindergarten or primary classrooms. I received a galley of this book from the publisher via Netgalley. ( )