School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 3-Fast friends Toot and Puddle, along with cousin Opal, are off on another delightful adventure. Toot travels to "Wildest Borneo" to hunt down exotic plants, sending home his customary, amusing postcards, which Puddle and Opal enjoy while they work on their garden in Woodcock Pocket. Unfortunately, Toot is stung by a bee and develops an alarming case of "the violet virus." He turns a disturbing shade of blue, and his friends do their best to take care of him when he returns home. While researching the disease on the World Wide Web, Opal learns that a mushroom that grows under "very, very old bushes blooming with purple flowers" might cure him. She locates the rare fungus under some nearby ancient lilacs and Puddle brews a restorative tea for their ailing friend. Once Toot regains his pink complexion and is fully recovered, he decides to confine his explorations to "Wildest Woodcock Pocket." The lovely watercolors sparkle with spring sunshine. The pigs' endearingly expressive faces, which convey myriad emotions, add much humor to the story. Fans will line up to check out this tale.-Linda L. Walkins, Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Brighton, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Toot and Puddle and Puddle's cousin, Opal, join forces again in Wish You Were Here by Holly Hobbie. After a few weeks of travel, Toot returns to Woodcock Pocket looking a bit "bluish." But with some coddling and bathing and a brew of stinky mushrooms, Toot is restored to his lovely pink. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
