Toot & Puddle: How Does Your Garden Grow? by Holly Hobbie
Published by Random House Books for Young Readers on March 30, 2021
ISBN: 0593124669
Pages: 40
Genres: Animals
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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Toot and Puddle are back in Woodcock Pocket for another adventure. This time, they’re growing a garden but something keeps eating their crops at night. They decide to stay up all night to determine who the culprit is, and the find it’s a porcupine. After trying all sorts of things to keep the porcupine at bay, they decide it feels better to share. They plant a row of spinach right near the place where the porcupine enters and put up a sign encouraging the porcupine to help itself.

This book will be popular where Toot and Puddle are already a hit but it is also a story of kindness and compassion. The illustrations are like that of previous Toot and Puddle books, and the familiar characters will delight young readers. They add emotion to the story and will keep readers engaged.

Recommended for readers 3 and up. Reviewed by Jessie Trafton, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta, ME