Puddle's ABC - Hardcover

Hobbie, Holly

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316365939 ISBN 13: 9780316365932

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2000

Synopsis

Otto wants to learn how to write his name, but he doesn't know the alphabet. So Puddle decides to teach him using his own original words and pictures.

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About the Author

Holly Hobbie has worked as an artist for more than thirty years and is the author of eleven highly acclaimed Toot & Puddle picture books as well as Gem, Fanny, Fanny and Annabelle, and Everything but the Horse. She has also written an illustrated memoir, The Art of Holly Hobbie.

From Publishers Weekly

Dedicated to "readers-to-be," this appealing alphabet lesson comes sandwiched between a slight but agreeable story about how Puddle the pig teaches Otto the turtle to write his name. First Puddle explains, "The alphabet is all the letters we need to write all the words we know." Writing each letter in a bright color, Puddle also paints a picture with a brief alliterative caption. From "Ant alone with apple," to "Queen quietly quilting," to "Zooming zucchini," the captions sometimes depart from the featured letter (e.g.,"Woolly bears waltzing"). Hobbie's watercolors focus frequently on the theme of reading and are full of whimsical humor. As Puddle tries to think of a good answer to Otto's question, "Where does the letter O come from?" the turtle falls on his back with an "Oops" and an "Over." Later, when Otto writes Toot's name, Otto concludes, "OTTO is TOOT spelled inside out." It's the best Toot and Puddle outing yet. Ages 3-6. (Sept.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0316365939
• ISBN 13: 9780316365932
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48