Beatrix Potter’s beloved tale tells of farm girl named Lucie who has lost three handkerchiefs and her pinafore. After questioning some animals on the farm, Lucie ventures into the woods behind the farm to search for her missing laundry. Here she finds the little hillside home of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, a hedgehog washerwoman. Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle has found Lucie’s missing items and even laundered and starched them for her! They have tea together and then return to Lucie’s farm, but when Lucie tries to thank Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, she has been transformed into a regular, run of the mill hedgehog! Was it a dream? We may never know. But the author attests that she too has met Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and seen her little home in the woods.

This is a fun little story for young kids, with beautiful illustrations to keep students interested. Although it was originally geared toward girls, it is appropriate for both genders and all ages!