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.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. Poppleton was the mascot for American Library Association'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 who lives next door to Poppleton and appears more often than other minor characters. 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 Cynthia Rylant: Official website
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