- “I'll have these open before you can say, 'Birthday badgers rule!'”
- ―Benny opening Judy Hopps' birthday presents
Benny is a male badger and a character in the Little Judy book series. He is Judy Hopps' childhood friend and classmate.
Appearance[]
Benny is a little badger with black and white fur. He has dark blue eyes and wears round, teal glasses. He wears a white top with a dark green vest and brown slacks.
Personality[]
Described as a "nervous wreck" by his classmates, Benny is anxious and socially awkward. Despite his good intentions, he often makes mistakes and gets carried away easily. He has great difficulty calming down, but is able to right himself with help from his friends.
Role in the Books[]
Little Judy and the Gift of Kindness[]
Judy invites Benny to her birthday party despite Lulu and Patsy Quillson's warnings that he will be a nervous wreck, determined to not have him feel left out. At the party, Benny messes up during every party game. He misses the bunny during "Pin the Ears on the Bunny", pinning the ears on Judy's family photo instead. During a water balloon toss, everyone that partners with him gets soaked as the result of popped balloons.
After Judy blows out the candles on her birthday cake, Benny stacks up all her presents in a pile and nervously asks if he can help her open them. Judy agrees to let everyone help her, and Benny wildly tears through the gifts' wrapping paper, ribbons, and boxes, making a huge mess. Judy gets him to calm down and breathe, and shows him how to properly unwrap a present. Benny breathes and tries to stay calm while following Judy's directions, and carefully unwraps a baseball cap Sammy gifted Judy.
Benny tells Judy that there is one more gift and that it's from himself. He takes his mess of wrapping paper inside Judy's house, and comes out with a box that he taped the paper scraps to, explaining that he forgot to wrap it. After taking a few guesses as to what could be inside, Judy opens it, revealing a vegetable ornament kit. She thanks Benny, saying that it is just what she always wanted.
Gallery[]
Little Judy and the Gift of Kindness []
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