Bramble is the only creature in the forest who has never been hugged.

It's not that nobody's tried. Rabbit, Bird, Mouse - they've all offered, arms wide open. But Bramble always backs away, quills bristling, insisting he's "just not a hugging sort of hedgehog." Deep down, though, he wonders if that's really true - or just an easier thing to believe than the alternative.

When a fierce storm traps a small, shivering mouse named Pipé out in the rain with nowhere to shelter, Bramble faces a choice: keep his distance, the way he always has, or let someone get close enough to find out what he's really made of.

A warm, funny, and deeply comforting story about belonging, patience, and the many different shapes love can take, Nobody Hugs a Hedgehog follows Bramble as he learns his own careful, sideways way of showing he cares - and teaches an entire forest, one hesitant creature at a time, that being different was never a reason to be alone.

Perfect for kids (and grown-ups) who've ever felt too prickly, too different, or too much - and for anyone who could use the reminder that love doesn't have to look just one way.