Poppleton is a series of children's books written by American author
Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia Rylant (born June 6, 1954) is an American author and librarian. She has written more than 100 children's books, including works of fiction (picture books, short stories and novels), nonfiction, and poetry. Several of her books have won ...
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. Poppleton was the mascot for
American Library Association
The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with 49,727 members a ...
's 1997 reading campaign.
[Glantz, S 1998, 'Fiction', Library Talk, 11, 4, p. 41, Computer Source, EBSCOhost, viewed 1 July 2014.]
Characters
* Poppleton - A pig who has recently moved to the country from the city. He is the main character.
* Cherry Sue- A
llama
The llama (; ) (''Lama glama'') is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a List of meat animals, meat and pack animal by Inca empire, Andean cultures since the Pre-Columbian era.
Llamas are social animals and live with othe ...
who lives next door to Poppleton and appears more frequently than any other minor character
* Filmore- A
goat
The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a domesticated species of goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the a ...
who is Poppleton's neighbor.
* Hudson- A
mouse
A mouse ( : mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus' ...
that is living close by to Poppleton.
* Zacko- A
ferret
The ferret (''Mustela furo'') is a small, Domestication, domesticated species belonging to the family Mustelidae. The ferret is most likely a domesticated form of the wild European polecat (''Mustela putorius''), evidenced by their Hybrid (biol ...
who is Poppleton's friend and owns a coat store.
* Marsha- A
rabbit
Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit speci ...
who is Poppleton's friend and works at a bike store.
* Gus- A turtle who is the mail carrier
* Patrick- A
finch
The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. Finches have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds and nuts and often have colourful plumage. They occupy a great range of habitats where they are usua ...
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). .
External links
Cynthia Rylant: Official website
References
American children's book series
Blue Sky Press books
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