Denise Holly Hobbie (née Ulinskas;[1]: 102 born 1944) is an American writer, watercolorist[2]: 127 and illustrator.[3] She is best known for creating the American Greetings character which, originally unnamed, is now also called Holly Hobbie. She also created the Toot & Puddle series of children's books.
Holly Hobbie | |
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| Born | Holly Ulinskas 1944 (age 79–80) Watertown, Connecticut, U.S. |
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| Spouse |
Douglas Hobbie (m. 1964) |
Personal life
editShe is from Connecticut[1]: 102 and married Douglas Hobbie in 1964. She resides in Conway, Massachusetts.
Born Holly Ulinskas from Watertown, Connecticut.
Career
editAuthor
editHobbie is the author of the popular Toot & Puddle children's books and the creator of the character bearing her name.
Namesake character
editIn the late 1960s, at the encouragement of her brother-in-law,[2]: 128 Hobbie sold distinctive artwork of a cat-loving, rag dress-wearing little girl in a giant bonnet to American Greetings in Cleveland, Ohio. The artwork, based on Hobbie's own children and with rustic New England style of a bygone era,[2]: 128 became popular, and her originally nameless[3] character (identified earlier as "blue girl") became known as Holly Hobbie.
Works
editToot & Puddle series
editToot & Puddle are best friends, even though Toot likes to travel and Puddle likes to stay at home in Woodcock Pocket.
Books
edit- Toot & Puddle
- A Present for Toot
- You Are My Sunshine
- Puddle's ABC
- I'll Be Home For Christmas
- Top of the World
- Charming Opal
- The New Friend
- Wish You Were Here
- The One and Only
- Let It Snow
- How Does Your Garden Grow?
Television show
editThe adaptation of the books, Toot & Puddle was made in 2008 by Mercury Filmworks, National Geographic Kids, and Treehouse TV.
Film
editIn December 2006, Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas, serving as the pilot episode to Toot & Puddle, aired on Treehouse in Canada and on Noggin in the US. It was released on DVD by National Geographic.[4]
Other books
edit- Elmore (2018)
- A Cat Named Swan (2017)
- The night before Christmas (Text by Clement Clarke Moore) (2013)
- Gem (2012)
- Fanny (2008)
- Fanny & Annabelle (2009)
- Everything But The Horse: A Childhood Memory (2010)
- The Art of Holly Hobbie (1980)
- Holly Hobbie's the night before Christmas (1976)
References
edit- ^ a b Brewer, Susan (2010). Collecting Classic Girls' Toys. Remember When. ISBN 9781783375219.
- ^ a b c Brewer, Susan (2013). Famous Character Dolls. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 9781844680948.
- ^ a b Soligny, Aurélie (21 November 2012). "Inspiration: Holly Hobbie". plumetismagazine.net (in French). Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Videos for Kids - National Geographic Kids". Nationalgeographic.com. 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
