Thomas follows the dream and finds out exactly how porcupines throw their quills.

Rap duo Hip the turtle and Hop the rabbit try to convince a prickly porcupine that saying "no" to everything is no fun at all.

Porcupine defends herself and, later, her baby, from their enemy, the fisher, by using the hard, sharp quills that cover her body.

"When a heavy snowfall leads Camilla, a boar, and her porcupine friend, Parsley, into uncharted territory, Camilla's love of maps and cartography helps them find the path to the creek."--Provided by publisher.