How would you solve the problem of hugging a prickly porcupine? This is the story of Pine, a gentle porcupine who longs to be hugged. His friends would love to hug him but dare not. Pine is very sad and this makes his friends very unhappy. Raccoon believes she has found the solution to hugging Pine and involves other friends. Find out what happens when Pine's friends try to solve the problem of hugging a porcupine.


Children learn valuable lessons from Pine's friends. The themes of the book are: promises should not be broken, it's O.K. to make mistakes, to change your mind and to keep the promise in a different way.