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 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.