Lamar Public Library

"Butterfly wakes up while Porcupine is having breakfast, and Porcupine tries to explain what it means to be nocturnal and Butterfly considers the advantages of a nighttime life while trying to get back to sleep." -- Library of Congress.

Norman, a porcupine whose best friend is a tree named Mildred, begins to feel jealous when another tree grows close to Mildred and acts out against the new tree.

After a series of discouraging dance teachers, Cushion the porcupine finds his rhythm with his true love Barb.