It's time for the hedgehog to eave home. "You're big enough to make your own way in the world now," says his mommy. The hedgehog is very proud to be so big. But there are all kinds of fun and danger when you're out there on your own. Like snakes, pine cones, jackrabbit poop, mushrooms and foxes. And there's a lot to learn as well. So it's good to have a friend. Like a field mouse. Come on a journey with the hedgehog and meet the animals and plants of the forest. And do what he does: Have fun and learn as much as you can.
Author
Ulf Gottfrid Stark was a Swedish author and screenwriter (he adapted several of his own books for film and wrote the screenplay for the 1999 film Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen). Stark collaborated with the illustrators Anna Höglund and Mati Lepp. From 1989 to 1998 he was an elected member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books Svenska barnboksakademin. In 1998 he received the Nordic Children's Book Prize. Stark was born and grew up in Stureby, Stockholm Municipality, which place features in several of his books. Stark's interest in writing started early; during his time at secondary school he was introduced to writing by his classmate Peter Curman, and in 1964 he wrote his first poetry Ett hål till livet. Following this, Stark's interest in writing for a career was greatly encouraged.
