This warm story encourages readers not to be intimidated and to turn obstacles into advantages.

The first day of school can be tough and for little hedgehog he has a big obstacle to overcome!

• Little hedgehog's tiny fingers are bandaged from a minor accident and participating in writing lessons leaves him frustrated and sad.
• Then when the teacher announces that there will be an art show featuring the letter "A" that the class has been practicing, everyone is excited.
• Everyone but little hedgehog, who cannot write his letters because of these bandages.
• Feeling determined, little hedgehog decides to find a different way to write his letters using his creativity and ingenuity.
• Will he be able to participate in the show with his classmates?

While this warm story encourages readers not to be intimidated, and to turn obstacles into advantages, it also draws attention to how diverse the paths to a solution can be. The creative solutions the little hedgehog comes up with to write his letter “A” finds will amaze even the youngest readers.

[AuthorName]By Özge Bahar Sunar and Illustrated by Ceyhun Şen[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Özge Bahar Sunar was born in Sakarya, Turkey. She graduated from Dokuz Eylül University, Computer Teaching Department, and then went on to complete her master’s degree at Yıldız Technical University, Department of Educational Administration and Supervision. After teaching for 12 years at the National Ministry of Education, Özge shifted her focus to writing the children’s books that she had only dreamed of for years. She has written many books, and her books have been translated into more than 10 languages. Now, besides writing stories, she is interested in philosophy for children. She lives in Antalya, Turkey, with her husband and two children. 
Ceyhun Şen graduated from Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Painting Department. He started his professional career by designing characters and backgrounds for different animation projects and then worked as the art director of TRT Children’s Magazine. Ceyhun continues working as a freelancer, preparing illustrations for many children's books and magazines published in Turkey and abroad, and continues his work in his home workshop in Istanbul.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]16 color images[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern]16 color images[/ColorPattern]