Porcupine's Pajama Party

Harshman, Terry Webb. Porcupine's Pajama Party. Columbus: Harper Collins, 1988. Print.

This story is about how Porcupine invites his two friends Otter and Owl to a pajama party. Everything seems to go wrong, they eat all of the cookie dough and get scared watching a movie. The friends begin to argue and get mad at each other. However, they learn to face their fears together and realize how important friendship is.


Content Area: Literature


Reading Level: 5-7


Creative Activity: I would have all the students write on a piece of paper what they are most afraid of. I would then have the students sit in a circle and one by one pull the slips of paper out and read them. Have the students think of different ways they could face those fears. The kids would be working together to face fears which are the core lessons of the book.