- Fantasy
- Hilda collection
- Ages 5–8
Hilda and Twig
Part of the collectionHilda→The gentlest Hilda entry point: short, beautiful adventures about Hilda, Twig, weather, wild places and small brave choices.
- Books2 / 2
- Arcs1
- Span2024–2025
- StatusOngoing
The series
At a glance.
Hilda and Twig is Luke Pearson's younger Hilda line, shifting the focus towards shorter, gentler adventures with Hilda and her deerfox companion Twig. These books keep the Hilda atmosphere, forests, weather, strange beings, curiosity and small acts of courage, but the scale is more suitable for younger readers than the main graphic novels. They are especially useful as a first Hilda step for children drawn to the character design and magical world but not yet ready for the darker troll and black-hound material.
The gentlest Hilda entry point: short, beautiful adventures about Hilda, Twig, weather, wild places and small brave choices.
Primary themes
Overall tone
- Gentle
- Warm
- Whimsical
- Adventurous
Read in publication order. The books are short and accessible, but Hide from the Rain is the cleanest first Hilda and Twig entry.
One arc
The shape of the series.
- IStandalone collection arcBooks 1–2 · 2024–2025Low sensitivity
Hilda and Twig's small adventures
Two younger Hilda adventures centred on Twig, weather, wild places and gentle magical danger.
Hilda and Twig works as a compact younger-reader collection rather than a major saga. Hide from the Rain gives children a small, atmospheric adventure with weather and shelter as the immediate problem, while Wake the Ice Man adds a bigger consequence-driven fantasy hook. The emotional shape is still recognisably Hilda: curiosity first, fear second, and empathy as the way through. The line is low sensitivity overall, though Wake the Ice Man has enough adventure danger to feel a shade more intense than the gentlest picture books.
Fit check
Right for your reader?
Where the series lands by age
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- Best fit · 5–8
- Read aloud · 4–8
- Independent · 6–8
Reluctant-reader friendliness
High
Read-aloud quality
Strong
Adult crossover
High
Grows with the reader
Not especially
Sensitivity envelope
Low overall, and consistent.
In the same universe
Sister series.
Hilda Chapter Books are prose adaptations and tie-in fiction based on the Netflix Hilda series, written by Stephen Davies with illustrations by Seaerra Miller, …
Open series →SeriesHilda Graphic NovelsHilda Graphic Novels are Luke Pearson's original six-book Hilda sequence, beginning with a girl in the wild encountering a troll and ending with the darker, mor…
Open series →Where it sits
In conversation with other series.
Read this after…
Series that pick up where Hilda and Twig leaves off.
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