Hokey Pokey: Another Prickly Love Story

By Lisa Wheeler and Giorgia Blake

Cushion the porcupine and Barb the hedgehog, the adorable pair from Porcupining: A Prickly Love Story, are back for another adventure. Barb loves to dance, but Cushion has two left feet, and usually ends up prickling someone with his quills. How will he ever learn to dance? Full color.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316000906
• ISBN13: 9780316000901
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.4" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 1 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

children's book

This book along with the first book ~~ 'Porcupining' A Prickly Love Story are two of the BEST chilren's books by Lisa Wheeler.. I have purchased for myself (grandchildren) and both books for gifts to teachers friends and they love them.. We created 'song's to sing along and young children and a little older just love to sing!! I highly recommend these two books and the many other books by Lisa Wheeler. mlg

A Delightful Dance of Words and Sentiment

Lisa Wheeler offers young readers a sweet story about a hedgehog named Cushion and his desire to learn how to dance to impress his girlfriend, Barb. After seeking assistance from various neighboring animals, he fails to learn how to do the steps without stepping on their toes. Discouraged, Cushion almost gives up until he learns the biggest lesson of all: real friends help us even when we're not perfect. The colorful illustrations by Janie Bynum add to the linguistic humor. This book is great not only for young readers, but also for English language students who wish to learn American idioms. It would be a great textbook for English language schools for its bright storyline and brilliant word plays. I highly recommend it! Christine Louise Hohlbaum, author of Diary of a Mother and SAHM I Am: Tales of a Stay-at-Home Mom in Europe, lives near Munich, Germany, with her husband and two children. http://www.diaryofamother.com

Children and adults will enjoy!

Cushion is a porcupine--and he is in love with Barb, who happens to be a hedgehog. But Barb is not just any hedgehog. She is a hedgehog who loves to dance. But Cushion has no talent in the dancing department. It doesn't matter how hard Cushion tries; he just can't get it right. Tally-ho is a fox who attempts to teach Cushion to dance the fox trot, but Cushion steps on Tally-ho's tail. Then Clover the bunny tries to teach Cushion the bunny hop but he hops on Clover's foot. Biddy Hen tries to teach Cushion the funky chicken but his quills hit an unintended mark. Will Cushion ever learn to dance? Maybe he hasn't the right teacher. Could Barb herself teach him to dance? Armchair Interviews says: We love this silly and lively story about friendship. And the illustrations are colorful and oh so delightful. Children and adults alike will enjoy this story again and again.