When he just about gives up trying to find the right birthday gift for Toot in Pip's Pet Shop, Puddle needs to look no further because the special present finds him.
Holly is uncomfortable in her new surroundings when her family moves from the city to a farm, but as she warms to the animals, Holly sketches the horses she sees in local pastures to hint to her parents that she would like one of her own for her birthday.
Toot and Puddle are best friends with very different interests, so when Toot spends the year travelling around the world, Puddle enjoys receiving his postcards.
Through her watercolor paintings, the author depicts the journey of a toad in its natural habitat, from early springtime mud to the lily pads of summer, in this nearly wordless book about survival and renewal.