Toot & Puddle Welcome to Woodcock Pocket

Holly Hobbie. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $14.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-316-36703-5

Children can now read about best friends Toot & Puddle in a miniature boxed set, Toot & Puddle: Welcome to Woodcock Pocket by Holly Hobbie. The three adventures are Toot & Puddle, in which the two pals remain close while they are apart from each other; Toot & Puddle: A Present for Toot, in which Puddle searches for the perfect gift; and in Toot & Puddle: You Are My Sunshine, Puddle tries everything to cheer up his friend. Hobbie's signature watercolors shine through the small pages. (Apr.)

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