Prickly's World
The hedgehog behind every DLT Kids letter — who he is, and what he's been up to.
Meet Prickly
Prickly is a small, shy, endlessly curious hedgehog who lives in a hawthorn hedge, and writes a letter every month to tell his subscribers what he's been getting up to. He's a bit nervous of new things, very fond of snacks, and takes his letter-writing extremely seriously for a hedgehog.
What happens in Prickly's world
Every subscriber's story starts at Letter One, personal to them — whenever they join. Here's a flavour of what Prickly gets up to.
Prickly is shy and easily distracted — most letters find him bravely meeting someone new near his hedge, trying a snack he probably shouldn't, or getting caught up in something far too small to matter this much to a hedgehog.
Spring brings new visitors to the hedge, summer brings snacks, autumn brings hoarding, winter brings hiding — Prickly's world moves with the year, so each letter feels like a real moment in time.
New subscribers don't join partway through anything — Prickly's story starts fresh for each child, from their very first letter, and carries on personally from there.
Follow along for yourself
New subscribers join Prickly's story from wherever it's at right now — nothing to catch up on, just a new chapter each month.
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