I love the details of each postcard and the setting from which toot sends it. Author and artist holly hobbies first picture book, toot and puddle, was an. Three mini hardcover favorites that feature those rascally pigs, toot and puddle, are in this special boxed set. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. So, together, they read the book when my toot is home for a visit and it helps my puddle to understand why my. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Its christmas time in woodcock pocketl bring home toot and puddle s holiday spirit with this essential christmas gift. Welcome to woodcock pocket hardcover box set, april 1, 2001. Holly hobbie lives with her husband in conway, massachusetts. Holly lives with her husband in conway, massachusetts. I love the toot and puddle series, educational, fun and lighthearted. The show focuses on the lives of two adventurous pigs, toot and puddle.
While puddle revels in the simple joys of home, toot takes off for an ambitious yearlong trip around the world, and the very different experiences of the two friends are placed side by side on each doublepaged spread of this entertaining picture book. Holly hobbie has worked as an artist for thirty years. Holly hobbies story of a friendship that extends to the top of the world will be when puddle wakes up one morning. During the course of each episode, toot visits a new location and communicates to puddle by sending a postcard.
Ill be home for christmas follows two piglet pals, as they set out on their respective holiday adventures. While toot likes to stay at home, puddle is a traveler. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Ill be home for christmas, puddle is home in woodcock pocket trying to prepare for christmas without toot. This lovable set includes the bestselling ill be home for christmas resized book, a toot plush toy. Story time video 10 toot and puddle by holly hobbie read by hines creek municipal library. Holly hobbies story of a friendship that extends to the top of the world will be welcomed by the many. The book so enchanted booksellers that it was chosen as an abby honor book by the american booksellers association. Feb 09, 2018 puddle sees all the fun things the world has to offer, and toot learns to appreciate home. Id known of holly hobbies art, but for some reason, over years of being a librarian and reading picture books, never read the toot and puddle series.
Best friends toot and puddle are pigs living in the small country town of woodcock pocket. The two live in woodcock pocket with puddle s cousin opal and their parrot friend tulip. This boxed set features miniature editions of toot and puddles first three adventures. When my sister and i originally read toot and puddle over a latte in the local. Meet toot and puddletwo small, endearing pigs who are friends and as different as different can be. This anniversary edition of the book includes a limited edition holly hobbie print suitable for framing. Find great deals on ebay for toot puddle and haggar corduroy. Top of the world by holly hobbie, 9780316033848, available at book depository with free delivery. Nov 9, 2018 i love the title of this book series because it sounds like what my aging body is doing.
For children, moods and emotions are tough to master. Puddle takes a train and then a plane, and eventually finds himself in a faraway place. Puddle sees all the fun things the world has to offer, and toot learns to appreciate home. Just when puddle begins to miss his old friend, he embarks on some of his own adventuresright at home.
Author and artist holly hobbies first picture book, toot and puddle, was an american booksellers association pick of the lists and an abby honor book. Celebrate the 10th anniversary of toot and puddle with this redesigned hardcover edition of the story that started a series. She is the author of an illustrated memoir, the art of holly hobbie. Its christmas time in woodcock pocketl bring home toot and puddles holiday spirit with this essential christmas gift. The toot and puddle books are some of my very favorite picture books. Pigs are one of my favorite animals and book characters. Christmas is only a couple days away and poor toots flight home is delayed in edinburgh because of an ice storm. Toot and puddle plush ornaments book grift set 1997 holly hobbie new in box rare. A delightful holiday toot and puddle plush and book set. Holly hobbie books list of books by author holly hobbie thriftbooks. Above are toot and puddle series books that are currently on.
And of course, like toot and puddle, they miss each other terribly. Hes passionate about travel and loves to explore fascinating, faraw. And by page three, they separate and we follow parallel lives. Bring the book party to your inbox with the novl enewsletter for ya readers. The pictures are wonderful and the story always holds our interest with thoughtful observations and characterizations of these two best friends.
Holly hobbie has worked as an artist for more than thirty years. I absolutely adore the premise and message of this story and subsequent titles in the collection. Sep 07, 2010 toot and puddle is a great toddler book. She most recently created the picture book a cat named swan and wrote and illustrated her own picturebook memoir, everything but. Puddle writes out the christmas cards but cant mail them without toots signature. But when toot leaves woodcock pocket to travel and see the world, puddle chooses to stay at home. Jan 10, 20 this happens to everyone, but adults are usually better at realizing it, understanding it, and working it out. Sheila k mccullagh, who wrote the stories for the tv program, also wrote the books five sets of books were produced, the first set being the easiest to read reading programme stage 1. Day 15 and this is one of my favorite books and authorsillustrators.
One piggy, toot, he wants to see the world, travel, be an adventurous pig of action. Produced by mercury filmworks, national geographic kids, treehouse originals and noggin originals, the series originally aired on noggin in the united states and treehouse tv in canada. A little while ago, my friend roya read me this book, a favourite of hers from her childhood. The puddle lane childrens books were published by ladybird books during the second half of the 1980s. A present for toot, in which puddle searches for the. If there are additional titles from this series that you would like added, please let us know. The two live in woodcock pocket with puddles cousin opal and their parrot friend tulip. So, together, they read the book when my toot is home for a visit and it helps my puddle to understand why my toot keeps leaving and that she will come back. The story it is a story about two pigsthe frieds toot and puddle. In each episode the duo learns about a different place or culture. Synopsis a delightful holiday toot and puddle plush and book set. The stories were based on a tv program of the same name see puddle lane. Sep 01, 1997 a little while ago, my friend roya read me this book, a favourite of hers from her childhood. Oct 18, 2016 story time video 10 toot and puddle by holly hobbie read by hines creek municipal library.
You are my sunshine have also been well received by children and adults alike. Find great deals on ebay for toot and puddle and toot and puddle plush. Three mini hardcover favorites that feature those rascally pigs, toot. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. Although puddle usually prefers to stay home in woodcock pocket, his concern for his best friend prompts him to set off. Toot and puddle plush ornaments book grift set 1997 holly hobbie new. Toots an intrepid world traveler with a snout for adventure.
This lovable set includes the bestselling ill be home for christmas resized book, a toot plush toy, and puddle plush toy perfect for little hands. This lovable set includes the bestselling ill be home for christmas resized book, a toot. My college girl travels the world like toot and my baby girl stays home like puddle. When he decides to travel around the world, he sends toot cards from every place he goes to. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
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