Holly Hobbie
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Personal life
She is from Connecticut[1]Template:Rp and married Douglas Hobbie in 1964. She resides in South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
Born Holly Ulinskas from Watertown, Connecticut.
Career
Author
Hobbie is the author of the popular Toot & Puddle children's books and the creator of the character bearing her name.
Namesake character
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Works
Toot & Puddle series
Toot & Puddle are best friends, even though Toot likes to travel and Puddle likes to stay at home in Woodcock Pocket.
Books
- Toot & Puddle
- A Present for Toot
- You Are My Sunshine
- Puddle's ABC
- I'll Be Home For Christmas
- Top of the World
- Charming Opal
- The New Friend
- Wish You Were Here
- The One and Only
- Let It Snow
- How Does Your Garden Grow?
Television show
The adaptation of the books, Toot & Puddle was made in 2008 by Mercury Filmworks, National Geographic Kids, and Treehouse TV.
Film
In December 2006, Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas, serving as the pilot episode to Toot & Puddle, aired on Treehouse in Canada and on Noggin in the US. It was released on DVD by National Geographic.[4]
Other books
- Elmore (2018)
- A Cat Named Swan (2017)
- Hansel and Gretel (2015)
- The night before Christmas (Text by Clement Clarke Moore) (2013)
- Gem (2012)
- Fanny (2008)
- Fanny & Annabelle (2009)
- Everything But The Horse: A Childhood Memory (2010)
- The Art of Holly Hobbie (1986)
- Holly Hobbie's the night before Christmas (1976)
References
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- People from Watertown, Connecticut
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