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= **Toot and Puddle** = by Holly Hobbie

===This is a story about two friends, Toot and Puddle. They live together in Woodcock Pocket. Toot and Puddle are pigs. Puddle loved his home in Woodcock Pocket and never wanted to leave. On the other hand, Toot loved to travel and take trips. He has been to the Grand Canyon, and Cape Cod. During the story, Toot decided to set off on his biggest trip ever in January. He planned to travel the world. He invited Puddle with him, but Puddle preferred to stay home. First, Toot went to Africa and made new friends. At home, Puddle was ice skating on the lake. Next, Toot went to Egypt and visited the pyramids. Back at home, Puddle made maple syrup from tree sap and poured it on his pancakes for breakfast. Now it was the spring time, and Toot was in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Toot swam with the fish in the ocean, whie Puddle took a mudbath in his bathtub! Then, Toot went to India. It was Puddle's birthday at home and he ate cake and sang with his friends. The next month, Toot was in the Appalachian Mountains and was mountain climbing. Puddle paitiently waited for Toot to get home. Then, Toot went to Spain, Antarctica, Paris, and Italy. By this time, it was already November and it was time for Toot to go back home to Puddle. Puddle cleaned, cooked, and brushed his teeth in preparation of Toot coming home. During each place that Toot went, he sent Puddle a short postcard telling Puddle about where he was, and what he was doing. Finally, in December, Toot was home. The two friends had a celebration and ate dinner together. Both pigs were so happy to be back home, with eachother.===

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Holly Hobbie was born in 1944. She is an American writer and illustrator. Hobbie lives in Conway, Massachusettes. Hollu Hobbie is also the name of the fictional charecter created by Hobbie.
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===Toot and Puddle is a great book for young children that teaches many important lessons about friendship. Throughout the story, even though Toot and Puddle were so far away from eachother, they were always thinking of eachother. Toot wrote Puddle a postcard in every country he visited. Even though Puddle did not want to join Toot on his adventure, he still thought about Toot at home during the activities he was doing. For example, when Toot was visiting the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, Puddle was also having an undersea adventure of his own! While Toot swam in the Pacific Ocean with different types of fish and undersea creatures, Puddle made a mudbath in his bathtub and swam in that! Toot and Puddle teach children the importance of friendship, and being kind to our freinds. The two friends show how important it is to have a good friend, and how to keep one. Puddle patiently awaited Toot's return by cleaning and cooking for him. At the end of the story, Toot and Puddle cheered to eachother being home again, with eachother. Then, the two pigs planned their next adventure with one another. This story is great to read to young students and ask them to relate it to their own life. Students can relate their own friendships with Toot and Puddle's friendship. Teacher's can ask students if there are any similarities or differences between their friendships and the friendship that Toot and Puddle shared. "Toot and Puddle" stories are great for children to read because they teach valuable lessons that children can relate to.===