The Porcupine that wanted to be hugged

The Porcupine
By Carl R. Green, William Reynolds Sanford
Describes porcupines, their life cycle, their characteristics, the dangers of their world, and their possibilities as pets.
Patricia Scarry's Little Willy and Spike: The Adventures of a Rabbit and His Porcupine Friend
By Patricia M. Scarry
Presents fourteen adventures of Willy the rabbit and Spike, his porcupine friend.
Kazaak!
By Sean Cassidy
Spike is just learning how to use his new quills when his friend Rupert gets in trouble with a bear and Spike must use his imagination and his quills to save him.