I'll be home for Christmas
Author/illustrator: Holly Hobbie
Series: Toot & Puddle
Original language: English
Translated by:
Published: October 2001
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
ISBN13: 978-0316366236
Price: £ 6.99
Age: 4 - 7 years
I'll be home for Christmas is a story about two piglet friends, Toot and Puddle, who live together in a little house in Woodcock Pocket. Although Toot is a keen traveler and he loves adventures, Puddle is a homebody, he loves to stay home and take care of everything domestic. Still the two really different piglets are the very best of friends! The story is written by Holly Hobbie, it is are warm and funny, just like the beautiful illustrations.
Top right you can download a fun Christmas colouring page of Toot & Puddle!
In I'll be home for Christmas Toot travels to Scotland close to Christmas, for a family reunion. Puddle prefers to stay home, he writes to-do lists and Christmas cards, cooks, bakes, chops a Christmas tree and so on. When Puddle looks outside and sees the snow, he wonders if Toet will be back in time to decorate the Christmas tree together.
Meanwhile, Toet is sitting in a big snow pile and thinks he cannot make it in time, he is so cold and tired. But then he gets a very unexpected lift! Will it still work out for him? We do hope so for the BFF's!
3 brightly lit Christmas stars for I'll be home for Christmas, from the mini-listeners and their readers!