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국내에도 단행본과 전집이 번역되어 출간된 투트와 퍼들의 우정과 모험에 관한 이야기입니다. 투트와 퍼들 시리즈는 뉴욕타임즈의 Best Illustration 상을 받기도 했으며, 베스트셀러로 선정되기도 했습니다.

투트와 퍼들은 한 집에서 함께 사는 가장 친한 단짝 친구입니다. 두 친구는 세계 각지를 여행하는 것을 좋아하지요. 어느날 퍼들이 아침을 먹으러 부엌에 내려 왔을 때 투트가 남겨 놓은 산보를 하고 오겠다는 메모를 발견합니다. 하지만 투트는 하루 종일 보이지 않았으며 저녁이 되어도 돌아 오지 않았습니다. 걱정이 된 퍼들은 투트를 찾기 위해 숲 속으로 갔다가 언덕 꼭대기 까지 올라가게 되고, 계속 걷고 걸어서 기찻길 까지 도착합니다. 투트가 기차를 좋아했다는 것을 생각해 낸 퍼들은 기차를 타게 되고...

이렇게 투트를 찾아 나선 퍼들은 기차, 버스, 비행기를 이어 타고서 대서양을 건너 프랑스의 프로방스 지방에 도착합니다. 마침내 그곳에서 퍼들과 비슷한 여정을 거쳐 같은 곳에 와 있던 투트를 만나게 되고, 두 친구는 이 세상에서 가장 높은 곳을 가보기로 합니다. 다시 비행기를 타고 투트와 퍼들이 향한 곳은 높은 산들이 모여있는 세계의 지붕 네팔이었습니다. 그리고 마침내 가장 높은 산(에베레스트) 꼭대기에 올라갔습니다만, 그곳에서 집에 대한 향수병을 느끼게 됩니다....






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Paperback: 32 pages
ISBN-10: 0316033847
ISBN-13: 978-0316033848
책 크기: 25.4 cm x 25.4 cm



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Book Description
When Toot doesn't return home to Woodcock Pocket as expected, Puddle becomes worried and decides he must go find him. His search leads him on a remarkable adventure, and to new summits of friendship. As ever, Holly Hobbie's extraordinary watercolor illustrations are at once funny and moving as they bring to life this whimsical tale of the inimitable Toot and Puddle.
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.


From Publishers Weekly
Hobbie's winsome pigs are traveling again, up Orchard Hill and through the woods to the top of the world, but this time the various themes of the book are less integrated. What begins as a tender story about the fear of loss and friendship quickly becomes a less substantial picaresque adventure that relies heavily on readers' knowledge of previous Toot and Puddle books. Toot leaves a note for Puddle, "Gone for a walk. Be back soon." But when he doesn't return by nighttime, Puddle envisions him "[tumbling] into a hole... or something even worse." The sweetly touching illustrations of timid Puddle imagining wolves and confronting the dark woods are so successful that the lighthearted action in the last half seems almost like a different book. Fortunately for the implausible plot, Puddle's own whimsical choices lead him directly to the same place as his missing friend ("Which way would I go... if I was Toot," he asks himself). One of the strengths of this series is its appeal to both young and old alike, but here young readers who worry about parents and friends leaving and not coming back may find it hard to excuse Toot's egocentric search for adventure and his lack of consideration for Puddle. Nonetheless, Hobbie's expert and endearing paintings, some of which are standouts in the series, will appeal to her many fans.


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In their newest adventure the porcine friends accidentally set off to explore the world. Toot goes out for a walk, and when he doesn't return, Puddle sets out to find him. Because he knows his friend so well, Puddle correctly guesses that Toot might have gone to Provence in France: "That was one place Toot had never been." After Puddle finds Toot, the friends explore France and Nepal, each eventually deciding, "I love to go off on a trip, and then when the time comes, I love to get back home." The watercolors are spacious and sweet, and the pigs are as adorable as ever (particularly when wearing berets and sunglasses). Especially effective is the opening spread in which sunlight seems to pour in through a window and door. A great choice for new and existing Toot and Puddle fans.