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The Hodgeheg

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Max is a hedgehog who lives with his family in a nice little home, but unfortunately on the wrong side of the road from the Park, with its beautiful lily pond, and more importantly its juicy slugs, worms and snails!
The busy road is a dangerous barrier but Max notices that humans seem to cross it quite easily. If they can, why can't hedgehogs? So Max sets out on a quest to find a safe way to reach the Park.
His first attempt ends in a nasty bump on the head, and Max finds when he tries to speak his words are all mixed up. He is now a Hodgeheg, not a hedgehog, but he is still determined to fulfil his mission.
After some careful detective work, Max eventually discovers the best way to cross the road - with the help of the lollipop lady, of course!

ISBN: 9780141332383
Pub Date: 30th June 2010
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Puffin
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 112

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This is Book 17 in the Puffin Modern Classics Series. See all Puffin Modern Classics books here.

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Mr Grace Adult 22 book reviews

28th November '18

I read it to Year 3 Ringway 2018 aged 7 to 8

What is the book about?:
The Hodgeheg is all about an inquisitive hedgehog named Max who dreams about crossing the perilous road to reach the park and the delicious food that lives there. Max is a brave young hog, who, despite having a few accidents is determined to reach his goal. However, when Max has a bump on the head his speech becomes muddled up, which my class found very funny!

Who is this book suitable for?:
This book is suitable for children aged 7 and above and more confident readers may be able to enjoy the story in one sitting. The story is full of challenging vocabulary and excellent, detailed descriptions. People who enjoy stories in which animals are the main characters will also love reading this book as well.

My recommendation:
I would recommend this book to animals lovers or those who enjoy an adventure story. Dick King Smith is a master at creating compelling animal adventures and if you have enjoyed The Hodgeheg you should try some of his other books.

Mr G

unicorn7 Aged 7 1 book

29th November '18

unicorn7 read it themselves aged 7 aged 7

I liked when all the hedgehogs crossed the big road in a single file. I liked that bit because they all stayed in a straight line. The characters I liked are max, pa, ma and pansy.
This book made me laugh and feel a little sad. The pictures were good and nice to look at.

Year 3 Ringway 2018 Group aged 7 to 8 22 books

29th November '18

Year 3 Ringway 2018 read it themselves aged 7 to 8

What was the book about?
The book was about a hedgehog trying to cross the road. He wants to get to the park.With the help of his family he mite get over the road.

Who is the book suitable for?
The book is suitable for seven and ten year olds.

My recommendation
I would recommend this book because it is an interesting book. However, I didn't like it when Max got hurt. This book could be read to a young child.

IB

Year 3 Ringway 2018 Group aged 7 to 8 22 books

29th November '18

Year 3 Ringway 2018 read it themselves aged 7 to 8

What is the book about?:

The book is about a hedgehog that bumps his head and gets his words mixed up and says his hodgeheg.

Who is the book suitable for?:
The book is suitable for age 7-12 and for people who like animals for main characters.
My recommendation?:
I recommend that the book is really fabulous and whoever reads it should like it. Its very funny.

EM

Mr Grace Adult 22 book reviews

29th November '18

I read it to Year 3 Ringway 2018 aged 7 to 8

What is the book about ?
The book is about a little hedgehog called Max . Who really wants to cross the road and got bumped on the head and his words all mixed up

Who is the book suitable for ?
The hodgeheg is suitable for age 7 to about adult age because you might be a little bit more confident.

My recommendation:
I would give it a ***** out of 5

MA

Year 3 Ringway 2018 Group aged 7 to 8 22 books

29th November '18

Year 3 Ringway 2018 read it themselves aged 7 to 8

The book is about a Hedgehog called Max.Max gets a bump on the head.Then he muddles his words up.The book is suitable for sevens or over because there is some hard word like semiditached houses. K.M

Year 3 Ringway 2018 Group aged 7 to 8 22 books

29th November '18

Year 3 Ringway 2018 read it themselves aged 7 to 8

What is the book about?
The book is about a hedgehog called Max who really wants to cross the road.The first time he gets hit on the bottom and his head.

Who is the book suitable for?
Seven to nine because it has tricky words in the book.People who might like will read The Hodgeheg.

My recommendation?
I would recommend this book because max is silly funny and cute.

ORM

Year 3 Ringway 2018 Group aged 7 to 8 22 books

29th November '18

Year 3 Ringway 2018 read it themselves aged 7 to 8

what is the book about
The book is about a hedgehog and his family.He is called max.Max bummed his head.

who is the suitable for
6-8 can read this book because of the hard words like copped it and nocturnl.

My recommendation
I would give it a five out of five.It is a very good book.
CP

Year 3 Ringway 2018 Group aged 7 to 8 22 books

29th November '18

Year 3 Ringway 2018 read it themselves aged 7 to 8

what is the book about?
the book is about a hedgehog called max who is desperate to cross the road.who is this book suitable for? this book could be suitable for adults to read to their children at bed time.
My recommendation :
My recommendation is I would recommend this book because it is funny and Max gets all his words mixed up

AF

Year 3 Ringway 2018 Group aged 7 to 8 22 books

29th November '18

Year 3 Ringway 2018 read it themselves aged 7 to 8

What is the book about?

The hodgehog is a family and their son is trying to cross the road.The main character is a heghog called max. He gets a bump.

Who is the book suitable for?
I would say that this book is suitable for children aged six to ten because it is funny for six year olds when it is close to bedtime. I would recommend it for seven to ten year olds because they can read it independently.

My recommendation:
I would recommend this book because it is funny and the author has included interesting words for that kind of book. I would give it 5 out of 5 stars. The Hodgeheg is a lovely and happy story.

EGC

Year 3 Ringway 2018 Group aged 7 to 8 22 books

29th November '18

Year 3 Ringway 2018 read it themselves aged 7 to 8

What is the book about?:

The hedgehogs story about a family of hedgehogs and there beautiful son called Max who wants to cross the road to reach
the park to hunt for some delicious food to eat, however Max,bumps his head on the curb.

Who is this book suitable for?
this book is suitable for 7 to 9 years old because there are some tricky words in the Hedgehog book, like nocturnal, copped it, semi-detached and shrubbery and delicacies.

My recommendations:
I would recommend this book because it is really funny and good reading. si

Year 3 Ringway 2018 Group aged 7 to 8 22 books

29th November '18

Year 3 Ringway 2018 read it themselves aged 7 to 8

What is the book about?
The hodgeheg is a good book and story.

who is this book suitable for?:

My favourite character max because he cross the road.

My recommendation:

I would recommend to read the book and story.

ZSVP

Mr Grace Adult 22 book reviews

29th November '18

I read it to Year 3 Ringway 2018 aged 7 to 8

What is the book about?
The book is a about his family how wants to cross the road and his son is called Max.

Who is this book suitable for ?
The book can be for 8 year old because it has tricky words in.

My recommendation:
I would recommend it to my friends because the hogeheg has ***** out of 5.
ER

Year 3 Ringway 2018 Group aged 7 to 8 22 books

29th November '18

Year 3 Ringway 2018 read it themselves aged 7 to 8

What is the book about?
The Hodgeheg is a book about a hedgehog family with a son called Max . Max is desperate to cross the road to get to the park. He spend every night trying to cross the road. He gets banged n the bottom by a bike.

Who is the book suitable for?
I would recommend this book to children six to ten because it is the sort of funny children like around that age.

My recommendation:
I would recommend this book because it is funny, cool and great. It is quite good and a pleasant book.

NR

Mr Grace Adult 22 book reviews

29th November '18

I read it to Year 3 Ringway 2018 aged 7 to 8

What is the book about?
The book is about a hedgehog who wants to cross the road, who got bumped on the head and got all his words mixed up.
Who is the book suitable for?
This book is suitable for a seven or eight year old children because it has tricky words in it.
My recommendations:
I would not recommend this book to a friend because it has tricky words in it.

Year 3 Ringway 2018 Group aged 7 to 8 22 books

29th November '18

Year 3 Ringway 2018 read it themselves aged 7 to 8

What is the book about?
The book is a story about 6 hedgehogs in one family. In the family is Pa,Ma,Max,Petunia,Pansy and Peony. Max is the main character and he is desperate to cross the road.

Who is the book suitable for?
The book will be suitable for nine to fourteen year olds. Or children fourteen and older because they can read it by themselves and there are lots of hard words.

My recommendation:
I think people should read this book because it has loads of funny things in it. This is why I have given it a five star review.

RT

Jack the reader Aged 9 39 books

20th June '17

Jack the reader read it themselves aged 9 aged 9

A lovely book about a young hedgehog who, fed up of hedgehogs being hit by cars goes out to learn how to safely cross the road.
Easy to read for a 9 year old but an enjoyable and engaging story which Jack thorough enjoyed.

MunchkinMegan Aged 8 168 books

8th November '16

MunchkinMegan read it themselves aged 8 aged 8

I enjoyed reading The Hodgeheg, it was a nice quick/ easy read which meant that it could be devoured in one sitting.

I was particularly amused by the clever use of word play in the book after the protagonist gets bumped on the head and all his words become jumbled. These words were very fun to read!! I can imagine that they would make younger readers listening to the story giggle.

All the characters are friendly and with only the mention of one bad thing ever happening to the 'Hodgehegs', the story is quite a sweet and happy one.

I would recommend further Dick King Smith books if you enjoy this one.

Year 3 Ringway 2018 Group aged 7 to 8 22 books

29th November '18

Year 3 Ringway 2018 read it themselves aged 7 to 8

What is the book about?:

The hodgeheg is a good book and story.
who is this book suitable for?:

My favourite character is Max because he crosses the road

My recommendation:

I would recommend to reading the story and book.

KS

Year 3 Ringway 2018 Group aged 7 to 8 22 books

29th November '18

Year 3 Ringway 2018 read it themselves aged 7 to 8

What is the book about?The book is about a young hedgehog called Max.He is determined to cross the road to get to the park.He unfortunately got a bump on the rump. Who is this book suitable for?
This book is suitable for ages 6-8 because it has tricky words in.

My recommendation:
I would give this book a nine out of ten because it is very funny. I would recommend that other people read this book.

EP

Year 3 Ringway 2018 Group aged 7 to 8 22 books

29th November '18

Year 3 Ringway 2018 read it themselves aged 7 to 8

What is the book about?
The book is about a young hedgehog named Max and he is desperate to cross the road.First he finds a zebra crossing then a green man then a lolly pop woman.Which one does he cross?

Who is the book suitable for?
The book is suitable for children aged 6 to 9 because it has some hard words in it and it is also suitable for people who like animal,especially hedgehogs!

My recommendation:
I would recommend it because it is certainly funny but i would mostly recommend it to people who like hedgehogs and animals as the main characters.

CAM

Year 3 Ringway 2018 Group aged 7 to 8 22 books

29th November '18

Year 3 Ringway 2018 read it themselves aged 7 to 8

What is the book about?
It is about a hedgehog who is trying to cross the road. The main character is Max and he gets hit on the head so he gets lots of his words muddled up and is really hard to read what he means.

Who is the book suitable for?
I would say that it is suitable for six to nine year olds because there are lots of mixed up words. It would be nearly impossible for a four year old child to read.

My recommendation:
I would recommend this book because the characters are all very funny. One of the hedgehogs gets a bump on the head. He gets his words muddled up and it's very funny when that happens. All of my class enjoyed it and I hope you do as well.

ICH

Aamir Aged 11 11 books

3rd December '18

Aamir read it themselves aged 11 aged 11

About a hedgehog names Max who wishes to cross the road so they can go to the park.

It is written very well and i like how max is not giving up and does what he can.

Year 3 Ringway 2018 Group aged 7 to 8 22 books

29th November '18

Year 3 Ringway 2018 read it themselves aged 7 to 8

What is the book about?

The book is about an inquizitive, minature young hedgehog who is determined to cross the suburban street. Something happens and Max gets his words muddled up such as something bot me on the hittom. Also he wants his family to cross the road.

Who is the book suitable for?

This book is recommended to 7+ years. This is because there is some tricky words such as observed[ Look closely] and suburban [ 1disrict city 2 big or large street or city}.

My recommendation:

My recommendation is to not read the book because in some bits it is boring in some bits its funny but in most bits i would give it a three star.

Year 3 Ringway 2018 Group aged 7 to 8 22 books

29th November '18

Year 3 Ringway 2018 read it themselves aged 7 to 8

What is the book about?
This book is about a hedgehog called max.He try's to cross the road.The characters were all kind.

How would you describe the book?
I would describe it as good. It made me feel good. It would be suitable for people aged seven or eight because it is full of tricky words.

My recommendation:
I would recommend this book because it was funny when Max got bumped on the head.

AEM

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About Dick King-Smith

Dick King-Smith (1922-2011) is one of the world's favourite children's book authors. He won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for The Sheep-Pig (later filmed as Babe), he was named Children's Book Author of the Year in 1991 and won the 1995 Children's Book Award for Harriet's Hare. In addition to the Sophie series, his titles for Walker include The Fing...

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