Holly Hobbie

Delayed by a snowstorm, Toot gets unexpected help getting back to Woodcock Pocket in time to celebrate Christmas with Puddle.

When his cousin Opal loses a tooth during a visit, Puddle dresses as the Tooth Fairy so that Opal's hope of receiving a shiny quarter will not be disappointed.

Opal shares her frustrations with Toot and Puddle when the new girl at school, Bubbles, starts imitating the way she dresses and steals her ideas for class projects.

After surviving on the streets, a homeless cat discovers the joys of living with a human family.

Elmore is a porcupine desperate to make friends. But it is hard to seek closeness with others when you re covered with spikes that shoot off your back every so often. Elmore suffers rejection and heartbreak, but the goodness of his forest community ultimately shines through as the animals find a way to connect with this prickly bundle of love.

When he just about gives up trying to find the right birthday gift for Toot in Pip's Pet Shop, Puddle needs to look no further because the special present finds him.

When Holly's family moves from the city to a farm, she longs to get a horse for her birthday. Based on events in the author's childhood.

Opal's new friend Daphne seems to be the best at everything she does, but Toot and Puddle see another side of her.

Through her watercolor paintings, the author vividly depicts the journey of a toad in its natural habitat, from early springtime mud to the lily pads of summer, in this nearly wordless book about survival and renewal.

"Elmore the porcupine has made many friends in the forest. But he longs for a best friend. Being a prickly porcupine doesn't make that easy. Pinky the skunk would also like a best friend. In their day-to-day encounters with each other, and following an especially adventurous event, the best friend unexpectedly reveals himself. He has been there all along"--