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

"Toot and Puddle are determined to figure out who keeps eating all the vegetables in their garden every night"--

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.

Toot and Puddle are the best of friends. but when Toot leaves Woodcock Pocket to travel and see the world, Puddle chooses to stay home. Just when Puddle begins to miss his old friend, he embarks on some of his own adventures-- right at home. Finally, after Toot returns from his year-long trip, the two discover that true friendship knows no boundaries.--Cover, p. [4].

Elmore the porcupine and Pinky the skunk, each wish for a best friend.

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.

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.

A simplified version of the traditional tale in which Hansel and Gretel become lost in the woods and find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.

Toot takes skydiving classes. In the plane, Toot is afraid. But he remembers his friend Puddles' words that you never know what you can do until you try.

Fanny asks for a Connie doll like those of her friends, and when her mother says no, Fanny tries to make one for herself.