I had seen this book around for awhile, but never stopped to pick up a copy to read. I was drawn to it by its illustrations--Cushion is adorable!This is fun story about a lonely porcupine searching for a wife. I guess I never thought about porcupines as being lonely and unloved due to their quills. Out in the wild, they are ideal, but in a petting zoo--quills are not going to make people want to pet you.
This poor porcupine Cushion has a good singing voice and goes in search for his match. The little jingles he sings to potential mates were clever. I especially liked his one for wooing the pink sow--"I've been so lonesome all my life, and though you're pink and fat, I'm porcupining for a wife, so I won't mention that." I can't imagine why Cushion strikes out with the ladies...
Finding Barb (quill pun) at the end was cute as he now has found his love. I think kids would like reading this story because of the clever jingles and bright illustrations.
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