Toot Puddle

Meet Toot and Puddle--two small, endearing pigs who are friends and as different as different can be. While Toot likes to travel to places unknown, Puddle prefers to stay home and revel in the joys of everyday life. Whimsical postcards capture the excitement of Toot's travels, while scenes of Puddle celebrate mundane moments spent in familiar confines. Full color.

Bestselling and beloved characters Toot and Puddle return twenty-five years after their debut with a brand-new story full of the same charm and whimsy that originally made they so popular. Toot & Puddle, with help from cousin Opal, are planting the dream garden they've always wanted. But when the plants arrive, so does trouble. Someone or something keeps eating all of the spinach! Not wanting to share with the thief, they try everything from putting up signs to fencing the garden in, all to keep out the unwanted visitor. When the trio finally does find out who's eating all the vegetables, they decide that maybe sharing is the best way to go after all. Holly Hobbie renders these beloved characters in exquisite watercolor, and has us rooting for them to the end.

Coming to paperback with a brand new cover just in time for the holidays, this Toot and Puddle story evokes the warmth of friendship and the coziness of the season. How do you find the best Christmas present ever for your best friend in the whole wide world? That's what Toot is trying to find out, and Puddle is having just as much trouble. With a nod to previous books in the bestselling Toot & Puddle series, Holly Hobbie shows readers that the best kind of present for the best kind of friend is one that shows just how much you care.

While Puddle is busy enjoying the "music" of Woodcock Pocket, Toot is off to the Congo on an African adventure. "Be sure to listen to the music of the jungle " Puddle reminds Toot as he takes off, but Toot isn't so sure he's good at listening to the music. That's until he meets a tribe of Bambuti Pygmy Pigs who are good at two things: gathering honey to trade and playing music They encourage Toot to "get with the beat" and soon he's singing, dancing, and drumming up a storm all over the jungle. Meanwhile, inspired by a postcard Toot has sent of his new friends, Puddle decides he should find an instrument too. He searches all around the house for something he can play. An over-turned water barrel just might do the trick Boy, will he have a surprise when Toot gets back This musical journey both home and abroad ends with laughter and joy and reminds us that music can be found just about anywhere you're willing to look.

Opal's new friend Daphne seems to be the best at everything she does, but Toot and Puddle see another side of her.

Exquisite watercolors enhance this charming tale of two friends who are different in many ways yet alike in their devotion to each other.

"Based on Toot & Puddle by Holly Hobbie."

"Based on Toot & Puddles created by Holly Hobbie."