15 Best storytime books like Hedgehog Needs a Hug by Jen Betton

Cover of Hedgehog Needs a Hug by Jen   Betton

Hedgehog Needs a Hug

By: Jen Betton

4.14

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Everyone needs hugs, even if they're prickly. When Hedgehog wakes up feeling down in the snout a…

"Everyone needs hugs, especially if they’re prickly."

-Jen Betton, Hedgehog Needs a Hug

"Everyone needs hugs, especially if they’re prickly."

-Jen Betton, Hedgehog Needs a Hug

If you liked the storytime plot in Hedgehog Needs a Hug by Jen Betton , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends) by Jessie Sima

1. Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends)

By: Jessie Sima

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The story of a young unicorn who was born under the sea to a family of narwhals.Growing up in the o… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of A Piece of Home by Hyewon Yum, Jeri Watts

2. A Piece of Home

By: Hyewon Yum , Jeri Watts

3.50

Format: 824 pages, Hardcover

A child-friendly story about the trials and triumphs of starting over in a new place while keeping … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin

3. The Wonderful Things You Will Be

By: Emily Winfield Martin

3.97

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestsellerthat celebrates the dreams, acceptance, and love that parents have for… read more

Similar categories in Emily Winfield Martin's The Wonderful Things You Will Be book and Jen Betton's Hedgehog Needs a Hug

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

4. Bear Hare -- Where's Bear?

By: Emily Gravett

3.79

Format: 249 pages, Hardcover

Two animal friends play a game of hide and seek in this third picture book in a charming series fro… read more

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5. This is Not My Hat

By: Jon Klassen

3.91

Format: 631 pages, Hardcover

When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly),… read more

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6. The Most Magnificent Thing

By: Ashley Spires

3.33

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Spires has created a charming picture book about an unn… read more

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7. Sulwe

By: Lupita Nyong'o

4.66

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! From Academy Award–winning actress Lupita Nyong’o comes a powerful,… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Mama asked, "What is your name?" "Sulwe," she muttered. "And what doe sit mean?" "Star," Sulwe whispered. "Brightness is not in your skin, my love. Brightness is just who you are. As for beauty," Mam…"

-Lupita Nyong'o, Sulwe

Cover of The Couch Potato (The Food Group #4) by Jory John

8. The Couch Potato (The Food Group #4)

By: Jory John

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Couch Potato has everything he needs within reach of his sunken couch cushion. But when the ele… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho

9. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

By: Joanna Ho

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes … read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trims on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"My eyes crinkle into crescent moons and sparkle like the stars. Gold flecks dance and twirl while stories whirl in their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trim on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl. Big eyes, long lashes. Not me. I have eyes that kiss on the corners and glow …"

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

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10. 100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli

By: David LaRochelle

4.19

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

"A nonstop dragon party . . . Irresistible." —Publishers Weekly This wacky counting adventure by G… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Mina by Matthew Forsythe

11. Mina

By: Matthew Forsythe

4.12

Format: 68 pages, ebook

From the creator of the acclaimed and beloved Pokko and the Drum comes an emotionally resonant, “ri… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Weather Together (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends) by Jessie Sima

12. Weather Together (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends)

By: Jessie Sima

4.44

Format: 56 pages, Kindle Edition

Nimbus learns how to weather her cloudy moods and accept help from her best friend, Kelp, in this c… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • emotion
  • juvenile
Cover of The Blur by Minh Lê

13. The Blur

By: Minh Lê

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet a child with superhero-like abilities . . . and the parents who are racing to keep up with her… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Like So by Ruth Forman

14. Like So

By: Ruth Forman

3.84

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling author Ruth Forman and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honoree Raissa Figuero… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Hedgehog Needs a Hug by Jen   Betton

15. Hedgehog Needs a Hug

By: Jen Betton

4.14

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Everyone needs hugs, even if they're prickly. When Hedgehog wakes up feeling down in the snout a… read more

Similar categories in Jen Betton's Hedgehog Needs a Hug book and Jen Betton's Hedgehog Needs a Hug

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • emotion
  • juvenile
"Everyone needs hugs, especially if they’re prickly."

-Jen Betton, Hedgehog Needs a Hug

Cover of Mabel: A Mermaid Fable by Rowboat Watkins

16. Mabel: A Mermaid Fable

By: Rowboat Watkins

3.34

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Mabel isn't like the other mermaids. Lucky isn't like the other octopuses. But when they find each … read more

Similar categories in Rowboat Watkins's Mabel: A Mermaid Fable book and Jen Betton's Hedgehog Needs a Hug

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Shakti by S.J. Sindu

17. Shakti

By: S.J. Sindu

4.13

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A fierce, feminist, and fun middle grade fantasy graphic novel about a twelve-year-old Indian Ameri… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Full Moon Pups by Liz Garton Scanlon

18. Full Moon Pups

By: Liz Garton Scanlon

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This lyrical, gorgeously illustrated picture book in verse follows a litter of baby wolf pups in th… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of The Heart of a Whale by Anna Pignataro

19. The Heart of a Whale

By: Anna Pignataro

3.70

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this beautiful story of kindness and empathy, loneliness and love, one creature finds that the h… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • emotion
  • juvenile
Cover of Do You Believe in Unicorns? by Bethanie Deeney Murguia

20. Do You Believe in Unicorns?

By: Bethanie Deeney Murguia

3.76

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Is believing in magic the key to seeing a unicorn? If you keep your eyes open to wonder, the possib… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Good Morning, Neighbor by Davide Calì

21. Good Morning, Neighbor

By: Davide Calì

3.79

Format: 38 pages, Hardcover

A mouse decides one morning to make an omelet, but needs an egg, and sets out to find one. On his s… read more

Similar categories in Davide Calì's Good Morning, Neighbor book and Jen Betton's Hedgehog Needs a Hug

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime

15 Top fiction books like Hedgehog Needs a Hug by Jen Betton

Transform Your Habits

Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends)

Jessie Sima

4.46

Transform Your Habits

A Piece of Home

Hyewon Yum , Jeri Watts

3.50

Transform Your Habits

The Wonderful Things You Will Be

Emily Winfield Martin

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Sulwe

Lupita Nyong'o

4.66

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22 Top fiction books like Do You Believe in Unicorns? by Bethanie Deeney Murguia

Transform Your Habits

The Dark

Lemony Snicket , Jon Klassen

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Penguin and Pinecone

Salina Yoon

3.83

Transform Your Habits

A Month in the Country

J.L. Carr , Michael Holroyd

3.76

Transform Your Habits

You Don't Want a Unicorn!

Liz Climo , Ame Dyckman

3.50

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