Holly Hobbie

Toot and Puddle are best friends with very different interests, so when Toot spends the year travelling around the world, Puddle enjoys receiving his postcards.

When Toot, a pig who loves to travel, takes a walk that turns into a trip to France and Nepal, his friend Puddle sets out to find him.

"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"--

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

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

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 travels to Wildest Borneo for exotic plants, but when he returns with the Violet Virus, it is up to Opal and Puddle to find a cure.

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

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

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.