Poppleton (book series)

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. Poppleton was the mascot for American Library Association's 1997 reading campaign.

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). ISBN 0-590-84783-X.
 * Poppleton And Friends (1997). ISBN 0-590-84788-0.
 * Poppleton Everyday (1998). ISBN 0-590-84853-4.
 * Poppleton Forever (1998). ISBN 0-590-84844-5.
 * Poppleton In Fall (1999). ISBN 0-590-84794-5.
 * Poppleton In Spring (1999). ISBN 0-590-84822-4.
 * Poppleton Has Fun (2000). ISBN 0-590-84841-0.
 * Poppleton In Winter (2001). ISBN 0-590-84838-0.