The first in the internationally bestselling series of witty, moving and philosophical animal fables for adults.

'Only one question remains: is he a writer or a genius? I suspect the latter' De Morgen

'Toon Tellegen's stories provide endless pleasure' Die Ziet

'Moving and entertaining' De Volkskrant

The 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...

As winter draws in, can anything save the hedgehog from himself?

"Only one question remains: is he a writer or a genius? I suspect the latter" - De Morgen

"Toon Tellegen's short stories provide endless pleasure, because you can read them over and over, and then you have to read them out loud as well, again and again" - Die Zeit

"Moving and entertaining... As much as he twists, exaggerates, shrinks and fools around, he never hides his subject matter: recognizable behaviour and human emotions" - De Volkskrant