Timbuctoo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about Timbuctoo, the children's book series. For the city in Mali, see Timbuktu.

Timbuctoo (also known as Easy Peasy People) is a series of 25 children's books, written and illustrated by Roger Hargreaves, better known for his Mr. Men series. It was published from 1978-1979. The books tell the stories of a group of animals, each of whom is named after the sound that they make.

[edit] List of the books

Woof (a sort of dog)
Meow (a sort of cat)
Moo (a sort of cow)
Neigh (a sort of horse)
Squeak (a sort of mouse)
Trumpet (a sort of elephant)
Roar (a sort of lion)
Oink (a sort of pig)
Hiss (a sort of snake)
Snap (a sort of crocodile)
Chirp (a sort of bird)
Buzz (a sort of bee)
Grizzle (a sort of bear)
Puff (a sort of panda)
Chatter (a sort of monkey)
Sniff (a sort of rabbit)
Baa (a sort of sheep)
Bleat (a sort of goat)
Growl (a sort of tiger)
Honk (a sort of seal)
Croak (a sort of frog)
Quack (a sort of duck)
Cluck (a sort of hen)
Hoot (a sort of owl)
Squawk (a sort of parrot)

The above characters cross over somewhat in the books. There is also the Timbuctoo Wizard who goes about the place making things better for the Timbuctoo dwellers, the Timbuctoo Farmer, who runs a farm in Timbuctoo, and the Timbuctoo Postman, who delivers mail occasionally and is somewhat perplexed by Cluck's postal naiveté.

This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of the article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Please include more appropriate citations from reliable sources.
This article has been tagged since March 2007.