The Friends
The friends who live in Puddlebend. A child meets the same face in every book.
08 friends


Bramble the common wombat
3 booksThe steady big-kid guardian. “We check first. Then we go.”

Cinder the coatimundi
1 bookThe nosy neighborhood explorer. “One peek? Just one?”

Hush the tawny frogmouth
1 bookThe tall nervous big cousin who thinks nobody can see him. “Branch. Branch. Branch.”

Nix the sugar glider
2 booksThe littlest rocket sibling. “One-two-THREE. Gone!”

Skip the mudskipper
1 bookThe tiny little brother who cannot wait his turn. “Plop! I'm here!”

Sora the sandhill crane
1 bookThe tall watchful big-sister neighbor. “I see it first. Hmm.”

Tock the fiddler crab
1 bookThe bossy little drummer who wants everyone in the game. “Clack! Keep the beat!”

Tuck the short-beaked echidna
1 bookThe littlest cousin who is always a bit too close. “Hug? Ow. Sorry. Hug?”