After sneaking outdoors during a rainstorm, Lulu rescues a half-drowned hedgehog and makes a home for it in her family's garden. When it begins burrowing under the fence to the adjacent backyard, she persuades all the neighbors on her block, young and old, to make their property safe for the hedgehog. She draws a meaningful distinction between this wild (though gentle) animal and her many pets. From the Bossy Man to the New Old Lady, the people in Lulu's multicultural neighborhood are well-drawn, distinctive characters. Lamont's sensitive gray-wash illustrations are as lively as the appealing story in this early chapter book from the celebrated Lulu series.