Pip's New Friend: a story about empathy

By Haley Houston

Pip the hedgehog has the softest heart in the forest - but nobody knows it, because his spikes puff up before he can stop them. So Pip stopped trying to make friends at all.

Otto the owl just moved to the forest, and he stays high in the trees where nobody can laugh at him again.

When a quiet afternoon brings these two unlikely animals together, they discover something surprising: the very thing that keeps them apart from everyone else is the very thing they have in common.

Pip's New Friend is a warm, gently illustrated picture book about empathy - perfect for helping young readers understand that the "prickly" or "standoffish" kids around them might just be scared, too. Includes a note for grown-ups with simple language to use with children who are learning to look past first impressions.

Book 1 in the Pip & Otto series.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H7QP9CXY
• ISBN13: 9798185771853
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 8.5"