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Little Book of Hedgehogs (Little books)
by Various | Poetry
Registered by waderwoman on Saturday, January 17, 2009
Average 8 star rating by BookCrossing Members 

status (set by waderwoman): permanent collection


13 journalers for this copy...

Journal Entry 1 by waderwoman on Saturday, January 17, 2009

10 out of 10

To the lucky finder of this book...

Thank you for taking the time to visit us at Bookcrossing. If this is your first visit to our site...welcome & I'm sure you'll find it fun!

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I hope you've enjoyed visiting us here at BookCrossing & if you do decide to join us, please consider using me,WADERWOMAN, as the member who referred you- then I know I'm successfully spreading the BookCrossing word!

Enjoy the book!
 

Journal Entry 2 by waderwoman on Saturday, January 17, 2009

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This charming little book is so delightful that I would really like to share it.
I shall see if anyone is interested in a bookring otherwise i shall RABCK it. 

Journal Entry 3 by waderwoman on Saturday, January 31, 2009

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HURRAH! Lots of interest! So I have started up a bookring-here are all the participants and most importantly my basic rules to help things run smoothly!

• make a journal entry when you receive the book so everyone knows it has safely arrived
• ask the next on the list for his/her address ( This saves a bit of time and stops the book getting delayed)
• try to read it within a month so others don't have to wait too long(if you feel you need more than a month please let me know).
• make a journal entry when finished, telling us what you thought- did you like it? Did you think it was well-written?
• wrap it up well and send it to the next person
. Finally, please journal it when you've posted it.

That way I can keep track of where it's going, or if it gets stuck
anywhere,
but best of all ENJOY!! ( hopefully)

Running order of participants.

1.Teggers- UK
2.HerbertLooby- UK
3.BodhiSurfer- UK
4.madmadge- UK
5.kirstykat- UK
6.ScruffyKaz UK
7.TaxManager- UK
8. SeeThroughFaith- Finland
9. Sobergirl- Finland
10. bindibooks- US
11. faramir10- US
12 Megi53- US
13. GoryDetails- US
Home to me 

Journal Entry 4 by waderwoman on Saturday, January 31, 2009

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I have just pm'd Teggers for her address so that it can start its adventure! 

Journal Entry 5 by waderwoman at BOOK RING, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Monday, February 02, 2009

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Released 3 yrs ago (2/2/2009 UTC) at BOOK RING, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom

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If you are reading this the I have arrived safely!
Please do a journal entry-Thanks xx

Popped into the post on a very snowy day, on the first leg of it round the world trip!-safe journey little book!
 

Journal Entry 6 by teggers from Menai Bridge, Wales United Kingdom on Monday, February 09, 2009

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This delightful little book arrived over the weekend. I look forward to reading it. Thanks so much wanderwoman for the postcard, it joins my ever increasing collection. 

Journal Entry 7 by teggers at Royal Mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, March 17, 2009

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Released 3 yrs ago (3/17/2009 UTC) at Royal Mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases

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Off to the next person. Enjoy. 

Journal Entry 8 by HerbertLooby from Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Thursday, March 19, 2009

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The little hedgehogs have reached me! It looks really cute so far and has my favourite Mrs Tiggywinkle in there. 

Journal Entry 9 by HerbertLooby at Postal release, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases on Monday, March 23, 2009

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Released 3 yrs ago (3/23/2009 UTC) at Postal release, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases

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Off to the next hog lover in the ring - BodhiSurfer in Cornwall! 

Journal Entry 10 by BodhiSurfer on Wednesday, March 25, 2009

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received in the post from Herbert Looby accompanied by 'little book of hedgehogs bookring' bookmarks made by Waderwoman. Exellent:-) 

Journal Entry 11 by BodhiSurfer on Thursday, March 26, 2009

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some great excerpts and poems and lovely art work.

will send it off to Madmadge tomorrow 

Journal Entry 12 by madmadge from Christchurch, Dorset United Kingdom on Saturday, March 28, 2009

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Plopped onto my mat this morning. I have already chosen my bookmark - what a great idea! I've had a quick peek and it looks delightful. Thank you waderwoman for including me and BodhiSurfer for sending it on to me. I look forward to reading it properly over the weekend. 

Journal Entry 13 by madmadge from Christchurch, Dorset United Kingdom on Monday, March 30, 2009

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What a delightful little book. I read it over breakfast this morning and looked at the lovely illustrations. I will probably have another leaf through it before it leaves me but I'll PM kirstkat now so it can continue its journey.

Thank you waderwoman for including me. 

Journal Entry 14 by madmadge at London, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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Released 3 yrs ago (4/1/2009 UTC) at London, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom

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On to the next reader - enjoy!

6th April 2009:

http://bookcrossing.com/forum/20/6127792

I was a bit concerned that this book maybe hadn't arrived but I just found this thread which may account for it's not being journalled!
 

Journal Entry 15 by kirstykat from Potters Bar, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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Received about 3 weeks ago, but I have not been able to log it. Will read it and pass it on in the next couple of weeks. Thank you Madmadge for forwarding this little treasure and to Waderwoman for setting up this bookring. Apologies for taking so long to register its arrival. 

Journal Entry 16 by kirstykat from Potters Bar, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on Friday, June 12, 2009

10 out of 10

I love this book!!! Absolutely wonderful!

Thank you so much Waderwoman for sharing this gem!!

Posting on to Scruffykaz in the morning. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 17 by Scruffykaz from Sidcup, Kent United Kingdom on Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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Arrived today :-) Looking forward to reading it! 

Journal Entry 18 by Scruffykaz at mail, a postal release -- Controlled Releases on Friday, July 24, 2009

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Released 2 yrs ago (7/24/2009 UTC) at mail, a postal release -- Controlled Releases

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What a lovely little book!

I've messaged the next person on the list and will get this sent off as soon as I get the address back. 

Journal Entry 19 by wingTaxManagerwing from Market Rasen, Lincolnshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 28, 2009

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Arrived safely thank you! I will read this sweet little book over the coming week and aim to post it off to Finland next week. 

Journal Entry 20 by wingTaxManagerwing from Market Rasen, Lincolnshire United Kingdom on Sunday, August 30, 2009

7 out of 10

A sweet little book of hedgehog pictures and prose.

The last item in the book is a poem by Elaine Drewery. I feel sure this must be the same Elaine Drewery who runs Hedgehog Care at Authorpe which is nearby.

Sending off to SeeThroughFaith now who said she wasn't home until late in August - just need to find where I put her address! 

Journal Entry 21 by wingTaxManagerwing at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Thursday, September 17, 2009

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Released 2 yrs ago (9/4/2009 UTC) at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland

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Whoops, just checking my shelves and see I didn't release these when I sent it off to SeeThroughFaith. Sorry, hope you have now received it as I sent it before my holiday!

Dear finder, thank you for coming this far. Take a look around and then consider joining book crossing - it is free and confidential and it is great fun following the progress of your books.

Please consider using TaxManager as your referrer.

Don't forget to do another journal when you have read the book and also when, hopefully, you re-release it.

 

Journal Entry 22 by seethroughfaith from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Thursday, October 01, 2009

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Thanks for sending this. It looks lovely.

Sobergirl is next on the list ... and I'll hand it over as soon as I've got re-aquainted with these little creatures.

Interestingly enough my son (then aged 3½) won a competition run by the local radio station (radio sata) in connection with a campaign to protect hedgehogs in this area. We still have the beautiful glass hedgehog he won. He wrote (he dictacted I transcribed) a real account of our rescuing a baby hedgehog who had got trapped in the grill outside the block of flats we lived in ... and submitted a painting which they compared to milo . Fun!

 

Journal Entry 23 by Sobergirl from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Sunday, October 11, 2009

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I got this wonderful little book on Frday from stf, have been away over the weekend that's why I'm jouralling it now. Will read asap and pass on! 

Journal Entry 24 by Sobergirl from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Sunday, October 25, 2009

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Aaaaaaawww. What a wonderful little book about one of my favourite animals in the whole wide world!
Thanks for sharing waderwoman!

The Cursing Hedgehog, Finnish Comic Strip
Siili=Hedgehog in Finnish 

Journal Entry 25 by faramir10 from Snyder, Texas USA on Friday, November 13, 2009

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Received in the mail today. 

Journal Entry 26 by faramir10 from Snyder, Texas USA on Sunday, November 15, 2009

9 out of 10

Cute little book. I enjoyed reading it. This going in the mail tomorrow to Megi53. 

Journal Entry 27 by Megi53 from Danville, Virginia USA on Friday, November 27, 2009

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I enjoyed looking at the pictures after the book arrived today. Beatrix Potter's Old Mr. Pricklepin is especially adorable. 

Journal Entry 28 by Megi53 from Danville, Virginia USA on Tuesday, December 08, 2009

8 out of 10

The cover blurb calls the selections "amazing", "diverting", amusing and delightful. A few were, but many were sad, serious, and even somber. Among the latter, I especially liked Paul Muldoon's poem excerpt, "The Hedgehog's Secret":

We forget the god
Under the crown of thorns.
We forget that never again
Will a god trust in the world.

"Friend", from Clifford Dyment's Hedgehog in Air Raid, was poignant (but how did he ever pick the creature up?) and accompanied by a lovely ivy-lavished illustration by Sue Warner.

A passage from Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha was included, which reminded me of how much I love that poem (and the Kalevala!).

I'm going to be trawling booksellers for The Hedgehog Feast by Rowena Stott and Edith Holden; the pictures from it were adorable.

The lighthearted texts that appealed to me most were "Scissorspine", credited to Mrs. Alex Richards; and "The Cinderpath", from The Composition by Jean Kenward: "...like a hedge with no rose in it. I might even write about him in a book."

I also appreciated learning that hedgehogs are helpful to gardeners because they eat plantains; and that they sometimes obtain food by rolling around near low-growing fruit until it sticks to their spines.

I have the next reader's address and will try to mail this to her by Saturday at the latest.

By the way -- everyone who sees this book's journal should look at Sobergirl's link for The Cursing Hedgehog. That's one of the funniest things I've seen all year! Hope the comics will be translated eventually as their creator hints they will. 

Journal Entry 29 by Megi53 at Danville, Virginia USA on Sunday, December 13, 2009

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Released 2 yrs ago (12/11/2009 UTC) at Danville, Virginia USA

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Mailed from Main Street Courthouse post office. 

Journal Entry 30 by wingGoryDetailswing from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Monday, December 14, 2009

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The Little Book of Hedgehogs arrived safely in today's mail, and looks adorable! 

Journal Entry 31 by wingGoryDetailswing from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Thursday, January 07, 2010

8 out of 10

Very enjoyable little book! Among my favorite bits: "The Cinderpath", "Puzzled" (the picture of the terrier puppy looking at the curled-up hedgehog), Spike Milligan's "Hedgehog Be Careful", the surprisingly-angry-looking hedgehog in the Thorburn illustration on page 39, "Friend", and "Be My Valentine" ("But dearer to me than the prettiest posey is the dew drop that hangs from your little wet nosy").

I was rather astonished to find a quote from "Hiawatha" about hedgehogs, as they aren't indigenous to the US, but perhaps "porcupine" just didn't scan properly {grin}.

The only time I've ever seen live hedgehogs was at a local pet shop years ago, when they had some African pygmy hedgehogs in stock - they were adorable, but I didn't think my cats would co-exist peacefully with them, so I wasn't tempted to try one. [I did come across a copy of The Complete Hedgehog a while back, and it suggested that they might be fairly tricky to take care of even without the assistance of curious felines.]

Other hedgehog notes: There's a hedgehog character in the Kevin and Kell web-comic - though she was raised as a porcupine by her adoptive mother, a wolf, who's now married to a rabbit... Did I mention it's a very offbeat comic?

And I got a lovely hedgehog ornament for Christmas, very timely - check out the picture! 

Journal Entry 32 by wingGoryDetailswing at Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Thursday, January 07, 2010

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Released 2 yrs ago (1/7/2010 UTC) at Nashua, New Hampshire USA

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The book will be on its way back to Waderwoman in tomorrow's mail. Thanks for sharing this one! 

Journal Entry 33 by waderwoman on Thursday, January 14, 2010

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Hurrah!! Welcome home little book!!

Arrived today all safe and sound- thanks Gory, I bet the wee little chap has a few travellers tales to tell!

Im so pleased everyone enjoyed the book so much, thanks all for taking such great care with it! xxxxx 



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