The New Friend

Readers rejoin favorite characters for new adventures this fall. It's back to Woodcock Pocket in Toot & Puddle: The New Friend by Holly Hobbie, eighth in the series. When Opal comes to visit, she brings a friend, Daphne, who excels at everything from turning ""perfect"" cartwheels to playing a Mozart concerto on the violin. But Daphne knows it. "" I think your new friend is a bit of a prima donna, ' Toot said. What's a prima donna?' Opal asked. Someone who thinks she is overly special... Like the biggest shooting star in the sky.' "" .