A Surprise Addition to the Family and Helpful Hedgehog Collection
We’ve been keeping a secret–or at least for those of you who don’t know me in person. My sweet daughter got a baby sister in January. We’ve been doing everything we can to make the transition from being an only child to being a big sister as easy as possible for her–not an easy task […]
Meet Sausage, The Helpful Hedgehog
This is my helpful hedgehog. His name is Sausage. The Hero from the Children’s Book Except he’s not actually mine, but he is a real hedgehog. This doesn’t stop his fictional counterpart from taking up permanent residence in my mind though and telling me when to write another book. Sausage belongs to my wonderful sister […]
The Helpful Hedgehog Saves Christmas
It all started with early Christmas decorating at the in-laws and a little hedgehog named Sausage. The Story Behind the Book One day in November (we had to celebrate Christmas early for scheduling reasons), we were bringing out the Christmas decorations and setting up for Christmas at my in-laws’ house. At that point, my sister […]