Toot & Puddle: You Are My Sunshine

Contributors

By Holly Hobbie

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Jun 7, 2010
Page Count
32 pages
ISBN-13
9780316167031

Price

$8.99

Price

$11.99 CAD

With a cheerful mix of humor, warmth, and a classic style all her own, legendary artist Holly Hobbie captures how good friends—and the coming of a new day—can help raise our spirits.

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the flowers are in full bloom- so why is Toot so blue? In an effort to cheer up his best friend, Puddle bakes Toot’s favorite berry cobbler, takes him on a river rafting adventure, invites all of their friends over for a fun-filled day of games and sing-alongs, but nothing seems to help. Just when he is about to give up, a sudden thunderstorm hits Woodcock Pocket, flooding all of Pocket Pond. The next day, Puddle waks up to find the air cleared…and his old friend back.

Series:

  • Praise for You Are My Sunshine:
    "Gentle watercolors add a light touch to Toot's malaise without compromising the compassion found in this graceful treatment of a delicate issue." -- Kirkus Reviews

    "The cartoon illustrations are right on target in portraying the gist of the story and the characters' emotions, from the initial downcast, self-critical Toot to the carefree, puddle-skipping piglet at the end." -- School Library Journal

    Praise for the Toot and Puddle series:
    "In the great tradition of Frog and Toad and George and Martha come Toot & Puddle, a pair of pigs that have delighted young readers (and older ones) since their debut." -- Publishers Weekly

    "Toot and Puddle [are] on the fast track to literary immortality." -- New York Times Book Review

    "Every new Toot and Puddle adventure is an eagerly awaited event." -- Kirkus Reviews

Holly Hobbie

About the Author

Holly Hobbie has worked as an artist for more than thirty years and is the author of eight previous and highly acclaimed Toot & Puddle picture books, as well as an illustrated memoir, The Art of Holly Hobbie. She lives with her husband in Conway, Massachusetts.

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