Cartoon hedgehog in rain boots waves while splashing in a puddle under three raindrops.

Hedgehog Splashing in Rain Boots

A cheerful hedgehog lifts one boot from a puddle, waving as three big raindrops fall around his spiky coat.

🎨 How to color it

Color the hedgehog’s belly honey beige, his spiky coat chestnut brown, the rain boots bright yellow, and the puddle sky blue. Use chunky crayons or markers for the big belly, boots, and puddle, and don’t worry if color hops over the bold lines a little. Try making the three raindrops pale blue at the top and darker blue at the bottom, like tiny pieces of rainy sky.

The story behind this coloring page

Otto’s Puddle Crown Secret — Under the hush-hush rain, Otto tugged on his rubber boots and whispered, “I can step so softly, even a puddle won’t notice.” He wanted to cross the shiny puddle without making one splat. Read the full story →

Under the hush-hush rain, Otto tugged on his rubber boots and whispered, “I can step so softly, even a puddle won’t notice.” He wanted to cross the shiny puddle without making one splat. The rain ticked on his quills—tip, tap, tip—and the mud smelled like wet leaves and clean stones. He put one boot in. Not a sound. He grinned so wide his whiskers wiggled.

Then a raindrop landed right on his nose. Achoo! Otto’s other boot popped up, came down, and sent three little sprays into the air like a crown. The frogs in the ditch gasped. The beetles clapped their tiny feet. Otto belonged right there in the rainy lane, boots and all. Ever since, when a hedgehog splashes, puddles remember Otto and toss up a crown; can you spot the splash that started the secret?