:''This article is about Timbuctoo, the children's book series. For the city in Mali, see
Timbuktu.''
Original 1978 edition of "Oink". Other characters and books in the series had a similar appearance.
'''Timbuctoo''' 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.
List of books
The books are named after their primary character, and are as follows:
★ 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)
In addition to appearing in their own books, many of the above also appeared as secondary characters in other Timbuctoo books.
Additional characters include the Timbuctoo Wizard who goes about the place making things better for Timbuctoo's inhabitants (as in "Squeak"), the Timbuctoo Farmer, who among other things tends a prodigious apple orchard (in "Oink"), and the Timbuctoo Postman, who occasionally delivers mail to naive chickens (in "Cluck").
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