The Lore of The Whistling Pig

In The Smallish Woods there is a community of fascinating, endearing characters whose adventures are told in entertaining and thought-provoking stories & songs, with lively colorful illustrations. The warm magical stories, collected as The Tales of the Gullywhumpus, stimulate the imagination and entice learning (lots of new words and ideas).

Some of the friends of the Whistling Pig, the songster and storyteller of The Smallish Woods, are:Oskar Tyloskar, the Tawny Dog

  • Radcliffe, Calhoun, and Calpurnia of the Chirpity Squirrels

  • Jilly Whillickers, a young girl from a sad childhood who chooses to be cheerful

  • Honey Bun Bunny, a shy sweet little hare who bakes bewitching honey buns

  • Agnes Flutterby, Honey Bun bunny’s flighty friend and a very musical schoolteacher

  • Buford Flutterby, Agnes' nephew and a banjo player

  • Mr. Buster Muffinberger-Penguisi, the know-it-all penguin from Tierra del Fuego who would like to be more of a regular guy

  • Malachi Muskrat, the pompous Mayor of the Smallish Woods

  • And, ever-present in the background, the Gullywhumpus, the loving and luminous, wise and mysterious being we are all trying to discover.

Have you met The Gullywhumpus?