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The Friend Ship

The Friend Ship

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  • Create Date：2021-05-30 04:30:57
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Kat Yeh
  • ISBN：1484707265
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Summary

Little Hedgehog is very lonely。 But then she overhears passersby talking about something that gives her hope-something called a Friend Ship！

Hedgehog imagines a ship filled with friends of all kinds， and soon she's ready to hit the open seas in a boat of her own to track it down。 Along the way， she meets other lonely animals eager to join her quest。

They search north。 They search south。 They search east。 But Hedgehog and her new friends can't find the Ship anywhere！ Until she realizes she knows just where the Friend Ship is。 。 。

This heartwarming tale by Kat Yeh， with charming illustrations by Chuck Groenink， proves that sometimes， what you're searching for is right in front of you。

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Reviews

John Merriam ，

Kiddo was read this for distance learning by school librarian/teacher。

Nicki ，

Cute story about a hedgehog who's looking all around for a friend， not realizing his ship is full of them！ Cute story about a hedgehog who's looking all around for a friend， not realizing his ship is full of them！ 。。。more

Tindle ，

Very cute - I think kids would love this story。

Kristina ，

I am not sure why she didn't try making friends with those around her。 I am not sure why she didn't try making friends with those around her。 。。。more

Jo Oehrlein ，

Bonus for the main character being a hedge hog。A sad and lonely hedgehog sails away looking for the friend ship。 Many of the people she asks about the friend ship ask if they can come with her and look， too。 Over time， she ends up with a full ship of friends。 It takes an elephant to point it all out to her， though。

Abigail ，

Curled up in a lonely ball one day， Hedgehog overhears two passersby commenting on how things will improve for her when she finds Friendship。 She immediately sets out to look for it， embarking on a sea voyage in which she encounters many other creatures， each of which joins her on board。 But although her coterie of followers continues to grow， she begins to wonder: will she ever find the Friend Ship。。。？A sweet story whose central conceit rests on Hedgehog's homophonous confusion and subsequent s Curled up in a lonely ball one day， Hedgehog overhears two passersby commenting on how things will improve for her when she finds Friendship。 She immediately sets out to look for it， embarking on a sea voyage in which she encounters many other creatures， each of which joins her on board。 But although her coterie of followers continues to grow， she begins to wonder: will she ever find the Friend Ship。。。？A sweet story whose central conceit rests on Hedgehog's homophonous confusion and subsequent search for a ship of friends， The Friend Ship follows its erinaceous heroine as she slowly explores her world， gently teaching the reader/listener that sometimes it's the process that matters， rather than the destination， and that sometimes we already have what we're looking for。 I think young children will enjoy being in the know， as it concerns the Friendship/Friend Ship distinction in Kat Yeh's tale， and will appreciate the cute and colorful artwork by Chuck Groenink。 The ending， in which the companions （view spoiler）[sail off into the sunset， rather than realizing that they're already on the Friend Ship （hide spoiler）]， provides an unexpected conclusion to the story。 。。。more

Liz Lowe ，

Adorable book about searching and finding what you are looking for in unexpected ways。

Elizabeth ，

Sometimes when we go out looking for something， we find that the thing we were searching for is right there in front of us。 :） This was a darling book。 Everything from the backpacking deer to the elephant on the lonely island was adorable。 There is really only one thing you can say after reading a book like this。 “Awwww。” 😊 Sometimes when we go out looking for something， we find that the thing we were searching for is right there in front of us。 :） This was a darling book。 Everything from the backpacking deer to the elephant on the lonely island was adorable。 There is really only one thing you can say after reading a book like this。 “Awwww。” 😊 。。。more

Donovan ，

this book is so ****ing good。

Kelly Carey ，

I loved everything about this funny and heartfelt book as a lonely hedgehog sets out to find THE FRIEND SHIP。 It is filled with quirky humor， a lyrical rhythmic rhyme， and adorable characters。 You will giggle and swoon in equal parts and fully enjoy this book。 A must share read aloud for classrooms and bedtimes alike。

Dawn ，

Super cute and with just enough of a repetitive pun that my students felt pretty clever about catching on to it。 They also liked feeling like they figured out that they were all enjoying friendship before the animals realized it。 Sometimes we need the reminder that the best things in life are sometimes right in front of us。

Gabi ，

This story is a sweet ode to the joys — expected and unexpected — of friendship。Groenink’s charming illustrations convey a great deal of emotion and his animals radiate warmth。

Melissa Zavatchan ，

A lonely hedgehog overhears someone stating that she will find friendship if she looks。 Hedgehog misunderstands and thinks that there is an actual ship that has friends on it so she builds a ship and goes searching for the friend ship。 Along the way， she picks up other animals such as deer and a beaver who are also looking for friends。 They finally reach an island with an elephant on it and the elephant exclaims that the friend ship is right there。 Just when you think that hedgehog will understa A lonely hedgehog overhears someone stating that she will find friendship if she looks。 Hedgehog misunderstands and thinks that there is an actual ship that has friends on it so she builds a ship and goes searching for the friend ship。 Along the way， she picks up other animals such as deer and a beaver who are also looking for friends。 They finally reach an island with an elephant on it and the elephant exclaims that the friend ship is right there。 Just when you think that hedgehog will understand that she has friends on the ship she has， she turns it around and says that they haven't sailed west so that's where the elephant meant it would be。 This book would fall under Animal Fantasy as the author uses animals in order to show a dilemma， which in this case is trying to find a friend。 I would teach students how to read carefully while using this book and express to them that although words sound the same or look similar， they can have very different meanings。 I would discuss with them the play on words that is the main focus of this book and use it as an opportunity to show them that there is also a bit of humor in the writing as well。 （That correlates with the play on words） An extension activity I would do with this book is to have students explain the difference between friendship and friend ship。 Through words and illustration， I would have students express how the two are similar but carry very different meanings。 。。。more

Kimberly ，

Stinkin' adorable。 Stinkin' adorable。 。。。more

Tina Hoggatt ，

Awww。 What an ode to friendship and adventure。 Delightful illustrations are a perfect match to the sprightly text。

Pita-eater ，

Charming illustrations and a sweet story about finding friends。

Anna Smithberger ，

Very sweet

Ashley ，

Ah！ So cute！ A little hedgehog wanting to make friends make a friend ship to sail off and find them。 Several other animals are also searching and board the ship to find them。 Sometimes it's about searching for something that's been in front of you the whole time！ ~Ashley Ah！ So cute！ A little hedgehog wanting to make friends make a friend ship to sail off and find them。 Several other animals are also searching and board the ship to find them。 Sometimes it's about searching for something that's been in front of you the whole time！ ~Ashley 。。。more

Bailee Magnuson ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I did love this book， I would use it to teach inclusion to my class。 hedgehog included all of her friends that asked to join without any hesitation。 Including your peers， especially when young is a valuable things for them to learn。 This leaves less kids lonely and feeling like they just don't fit in。 I did love this book， I would use it to teach inclusion to my class。 hedgehog included all of her friends that asked to join without any hesitation。 Including your peers， especially when young is a valuable things for them to learn。 This leaves less kids lonely and feeling like they just don't fit in。 。。。more

Amber ，

Adorable！

RJ ，

Cute！ I feel like some kids might miss the final "joke"， but it's all wrapped nicely on the last page。 Cute！ I feel like some kids might miss the final "joke"， but it's all wrapped nicely on the last page。 。。。more

Jennifer Strong ，

I really liked this book！ We can all create a "friend ship" by inviting others to join us on our journey。 I really liked this book！ We can all create a "friend ship" by inviting others to join us on our journey。 。。。more

Elizabeth S ，

Various animals board a ship to look for friends。 And。。。 you can probably guess the ending。 Yet， the story， the animals， the pictures all make you giggle and wish to join them on the ship。

Tommie Branscum ，

I liked the message that this book is giving about trying to find friends for yourself。 I'm not sure if older kids will get frustrated with the hedgehog not understanding that he has actually created a "friend ship" for himself but it will be interesting to try it as a read-aloud to find out。 I liked the message that this book is giving about trying to find friends for yourself。 I'm not sure if older kids will get frustrated with the hedgehog not understanding that he has actually created a "friend ship" for himself but it will be interesting to try it as a read-aloud to find out。 。。。more

Chrisanne ，

A random pick。 Not a fan of the last page。 The rest is rather cute。

Emily ，

Great preschool or kindergarten ST。

Maura Fenelon ，

This story follows Hedgehog on her quest to find the Friend Ship。 She sails all around the world looking for the ship， picking up companions as she goes， and finds at the end that the Friend Ship was in all the friends she made along the way。 I would place this book in a kindergarten through second grade classroom。 This book is excellent for teaching visual elements of storytelling， as the tree in the bow of the Friend Ship grows as Hedgehog finds more friends。 I would also use this to talk abou This story follows Hedgehog on her quest to find the Friend Ship。 She sails all around the world looking for the ship， picking up companions as she goes， and finds at the end that the Friend Ship was in all the friends she made along the way。 I would place this book in a kindergarten through second grade classroom。 This book is excellent for teaching visual elements of storytelling， as the tree in the bow of the Friend Ship grows as Hedgehog finds more friends。 I would also use this to talk about wordplay and the many ways language can be interpreted by people。 。。。more

Barbara ，

Hedghog gets an idea to go off and look for friendship in a boat。 He manages to gather many other animal along his seafairing journey。 He finds true friendhip in the book The Friend Ship， by Kat Yeh。 For ages 4 - 8。 While the illustrations are muted with a yellow hue there is a feeling of constant light in each one。 The enthusiasm of the travelling companions for the long journey keep the mood light and hopeful。

Margaret Bussan ，

Used this for a summer school ocean class but this is definitely a book I would love to read and reread to my class。

Maren Prestegaard ，

Great book for a classroom lesson on friendship。

Reference

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