The Hedgehog’s Dilemma by Toon Tellegen

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The first in a series of witty, philosophical and touching animal novels for adults, which have sold more than a million copies in the Netherlands and become international bestsellers

Published 2 Jan 2025
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About the Book…

The hedgehog is lonely.

So he writes a letter, inviting the animals of the forest to visit. But before he can post it, doubts start flooding his mind.

What if they all come at once? What if no one comes at all? What if they judge his prickles? And how will he cope with Rhino’s clumsy dancing, Bear’s enormous appetite, Toad’s explosive anger…

Perhaps, he decides, it’s better if no one visits him at all.

As winter draws in, can anything save the hedgehog from himself?

About the Author…

Antonius Otto Hermannus Tellegen is a Dutch writer, poet, and physician, known for children’s books, especially those featuring anthropomorphised animals, particularly those about an ant and a squirrel.

David Colmer has won many prizes for his translations, including the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize (precursor to the International Booker Prize), both with novelist Gerbrand Bakker.

Binding

Hardback

Author

Toon Tellegen

ISBN

9781805331711

Page Count

176

Published

2 Jan 2025

Publisher

Pushkin Press

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