• About Holly Hobbie

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

  • DVD Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Chistmas

    Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas
    The holidays are for sharing. And Toot promised his best friend, Puddle, that he’d be back from his trip to Scotland by Christmas Eve. But when a huge snowstorm hits, how will Toot find his way back home to cozy Woodcock Pocket? The answer involves a lot of determination, a little bit of luck, and some unexpected help from another mysterious holiday traveler. This contemporary and adorable full-length animated movie is destined to become a holiday classic.

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  • Books

    • One and Only Opal
      Toot & Puddle: One and Only Opal
      Opal is the victim of a class copycat and feels outshined. However, she soon learns that it’s her own unique talents that make Opal the brightest star.
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    • Toot & Puddle
      Toot & Puddle
      Meet best friends, Toot & Puddle. Toot likes to travel and Puddle likes to stay at home. This is the story of their wonderful adventures both far away and right at home all year long.
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    • A Present for Toot
      Toot & Puddle: A Present for Toot
      Puddle’s in a muddle as he shops for the perfect birthday present for his best friend. Toot seems too special for everything Puddle sees. Then, just as Puddle is about to give up, Toot’s surprising present finds him.
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    • You Are My Sunshine
      Toot & Puddle: You Are My Sunshine
      Puddle helps his best friend Toot get over a case of the blues by convincing him that he is not alone and will be loved even when he’s not feeling “up.”
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    • Puddle's ABC
      Toot & Puddle: Puddle's ABC
      Otto wants to learn how to write his name, but he doesn't know the alphabet. So Puddle decides to teach him, using silly sayings and artwork he draws himself. The alphabet has never been more fun.
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    • I'll Be Home for Christmas
      Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas
      It’s almost time for Christmas and Toot gets stranded in a winter storm far away. But with a little bit of magic and some unexpected help from another holiday traveler, Toot & Puddle might be together for Christmas after all.
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    • Top of the World
      Toot & Puddle: Top of the World
      Toot is missing and Puddle sets off to find him. He takes a train and then a plane, and eventually finds himself in a far-away place.
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    • Charming Opal
      Toot & Puddle: Charming Opal
      When Puddle's little cousin, Opal, comes to visit Woodcock Pocket, Toot and Puddle discover that she has a loose tooth! With Opal expecting a visit from the tooth fairy, Toot and Puddle wonder—will the tooth fairy find Woodcock Pocket?
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    • The New Friend
      Toot & Puddle: The New Friend
      Opal brings her near perfect friend, Daphne, to Woodcock Pocket. As the visit unfolds Daphne turns out to be less than perfect, after all—something of a prima donna, in fact. The dramatic conclusion makes it clear that Opal is every bit as special in her own way.
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    • Wish You Were Here
      Toot & Puddle: Wish You Were Here
      On a trip to Borneo, Toot gets stung by a bee and comes down with Violet Virus! But with the help of Opal and Puddle, Toot gets back to his piggy pink-self.
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  •   Critical Acclaim for Toot & Puddle

    Toot & Puddle: I’ll Be Home for Christmas
    “Come cancelled flights or high snowdrifts, piglet pals Toot & Puddle will be together for Christmas in Hobbie’s latest series charmer... Hobbie’s chipper text and alternately cozy and funny watercolors are as winning as ever.” —Publishers Weekly

    Toot & Puddle: Top of the World
    “The watercolors are as spacious and sweet, and the pigs are as adorable as ever.... A great choice for new and existing Toot & Puddle fans.”
    —Booklist

    Toot & Puddle: Charming Opal
    “Rarely has a young pig looked so well in a sun hat and Mary Janes....It is not surprising this addition to the series was awarded Best Illustrated Children’s Book Award by the New York Times Book Review.”
    —Enterprise-Record

    Toot & Puddle: Puddle’s ABC
    “Hobbie’s illustrations are clever and varied in both style and technique…a notch above many other ABC books” —School Library Journal

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