Poppleton (book series) explained
Poppleton is a series of children's books written by American author Cynthia Rylant and illustrator Mark Teague. The stories follow a pig named Poppleton who moves from the city to a small town and enjoys humorous adventures with his friends and neighbors. This series is marketed to children ages 5 to 9.[1] [2] [3] Poppleton was the mascot for American Library Association's 1997 reading campaign.[4]
Characters
- Poppleton - A pig who has recently moved to the country from the city. He is the main character.
- Cherry Sue- A llama who lives next door to Poppleton and appears more frequently than any other minor character
- Filmore- A goat who is Poppleton's neighbor.
- Hudson- A mouse that is living close by to Poppleton.
- Zacko- A ferret who is Poppleton's friend and owns a coat store.
- Marsha- A rabbit who is Poppleton's friend and works at a bike store.
- Gus- A turtle who is the mail carrier
- Patrick- A finch who inadvertently knocked down Poppleton's icicles. Poppleton was gravely dismayed but Patrick had the ingenious idea to build something with the icicles. After all their hard work, they enjoyed a candlelit dinner together.
Books in the series
All published by Blue Sky Press.
- Poppleton (1997). .
- Poppleton And Friends (1997). .
- Poppleton Everyday (1998). .
- Poppleton Forever (1998). .
- Poppleton In Fall (1999). .
- Poppleton In Spring (1999). .
- Poppleton Has Fun (2000). .
- Poppleton In Winter (2001). .
- Poppleton At Christmas (2022). .
- Poppleton In Summer (2023). .
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Poppleton . Publishers Weekly . 1997-03-03 . 2014-07-01.
- Manning, P 2001, 'Poppleton in Winter (Book Review)', School Library Journal, 47, 10, p. 130, Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost, viewed 1 July 2014.
- Sherman, D 1998, 'Poppleton Forever', School Library Journal, 44, 10, p. 113, MasterFILE Complete, EBSCOhost, viewed 1 July 2014.
- Glantz, S 1998, 'Fiction', Library Talk, 11, 4, p. 41, Computer Source, EBSCOhost, viewed 1 July 2014.
