Hedgehog and Rabbit: The Scary Wind (Junior Library Guild Selection)

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From Spain’s bestselling children’s book author Pablo Albo comes a story about facing fear, friendship, bravery, and imagination.

Hedgehog and Rabbit enjoy eating cabbages and looking for snails in their peaceful garden. But when a scary, swirling wind comes up, the two must find a way to face their fears.

Pablo Albo is a writer and storyteller. He has published more than forty books and has recounted tales at storytelling festivals in Spain, Cuba, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Belgium, and France. His books have been translated into English, German, French, Italian, and Portuguese. He has been awarded the prestigious Lazarillo prize twice in Spain and three of his books have been selected by The White Ravens.

GÓMEZ studied fine arts in Salamanca, Spain. A new talent, she has worked for several publishing houses in Europe, such as SM in Spain, Le Petites Bulles Editions in France, and Scholastic and Sterling in the United States.