The first in a series of witty, philosophical and touching animal novels for adults, which have sold more than a million copies in the Netherlands and become international bestsellersThe hedgehog is lonely.So he writes a letter, inviting the animals of the forest to visit. But before he can post it, doubts start flooding his mind.What if they all come at once? What if no one comes at all? What if they judge his prickles? And how will he cope with Rhino's clumsy dancing, Bear's enormous appetite, Toad's explosive anger... Perhaps, he decides, it's better if no one visits him at all.As winter draws in, can anything save the hedgehog from himself?
