Pordy's Prickly Problem

Janette Oke's Animal Friends #10

by Janette Oke, Brenda Mann (Illustrator)

More than anything, Pordy wanted a friend. But she was too shy to try making friends. She didn't want to be teased or rejected. Only in her daydreams as heroine of the forest did the other animal creatures befriend a spiny porcupine.Learning to "curl, point and strike," orchard traps, coyotes on the garden path they are all part of growing up for a young porcupine. Now if only she could get the other forest animals to accept her.Enjoy the prickly adventures of Pordy in this delightful story that teaches to have a friend you must be one.

Genres: Childrens, Christian Fiction

145 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1993

About the author

Janette Oke is a Canadian author known for her inspirational fiction, often set in a pioneer era and focused on female protagonists. Her debut novel, Love Comes Softly (1979), became the foundation for a successful series, followed by over 75 other novels. The first book in her Canadian West series, When Calls the Heart (1983), inspired the popular television series of the same name.
Born in Champion, Alberta, to farmers Fred and Amy (née Ruggles) Steeves during the Great Depression, Oke went on to graduate from Mountain View Bible College in Didsbury, Alberta, where she met her future husband, Edward Oke, who later became the president of the college. The couple has four children, including a daughter who has collaborated with Janette on several books.
A committed Evangelical Christian, Oke has authored numerous works exploring themes of faith. She has received various accolades for her contributions to Christian fiction, including the 1992 President's Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and the 1999 CBA Life Impact Award.

Reviews

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute read, I felt like my daughter could really relate to Pordy and some of the fears and challenges she faced.

[Heidi Morrell · Rating 4 out of 5]

From the time my Mom read, Spunky's Diary, aloud to my brothers and I, my love for Janette Oke's books was born. In my teens, I loved reading the Love Comes Softly series, as well as her other series. While I was in college, the author was publishing her stand-alones.
This book is not only informative concerning the habitat and "culture" of the porcupine animal, but it also deals with overcoming fears in our lives and ultimately learning what being a friend means. This book is excellent for all ages! (I needed to read a book for a challenge where humans are not the main characters! I am so thankful I chose this one, as it's one of the few books of Janette Oke's I hadn't read, yet! :))

[Amy Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good story of a hedgehog with no friend. At the end a sweet friend comes.

[Joy Gerbode · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute story in the series of animal tales by Janette Oke ... a young porcupine learning the ropes of how to live in his environment. Very well written, and cute.

Very inspirational, too, for us to realize all the things we fear and should not, all the things we need faith to help us through, and ways to weather the storms of life. An absolutely wonderful metaphoric treatise on living, as well as a cute animal story on the surface.

[Angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was sad when this book ended.

[Ratforce]

Pordy’s Prickly Problem by Janette Oke teaches Christian morals through its animal main characters. Reading level is lower 3rd grade.

[Cindy Amos · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a fun book to read aloud to young kids. My 7 and 9 year old really enjoyed it and her other books. Also appropriate for younger kids.

[Tori Gathright · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great children's book!

[Hillvan]

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