Lindy Falk Van Rooyen
Lindy Falk van Rooyen is a translator best known for her translations of Danish works of literature, including The Last Execution, What My Body Remembers, A Thistle Flower from the Prairie, and the picture book Mr. Prickly by Betina Birkjær and illustrated by Anna Margrethe Kjærgaard. She received the PEN/Heim Grant for her translation of Danish writer Mich Vraa’s HOPE in 2018.
Betina Birkjær
illustrated by Anna Margrethe Kjærgaard
Translated by Lindy Falk van Rooyen
From the author of Monster-Scared and the duo behind Coffee, Rabbit, Snowdrop, Lost (a 2022 Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Book) comes a charming, beautifully illustrated story about being kind to yourself when things pile up.
There is so much for Mr. Prickly to do before hibernation: rake the leaves, fix the chair that tilts, put in one last load of darks before winter... He tries to tackle his chores as efficiently as his neighbors, but it’s an awfully long to-do list for a hedgehog.
Then a gust of wind pushes through the window, whirling everything around, even the words on his list. His heart begins to thump—what was he supposed to do? Rake the laundry? Wash the leaves? Will he be able to finish his list on time?
Mr. Prickly is a sweet and humorous spin on the tasks we struggle to tackle—and how the light of the morning can turn everything around.
Ages 3+ | Hardcover | 40 pages | ISBN: 9798893380712 | September 15, 2026