Little Toot is a 1939 children'spicture book written and illustrated by Hardie Gramatky. It features Little Toot, a small young tugboat in New York Harbor who does not want to tug. Instead, he would rather play, making figure eights in the harbor and thus being a nuisance to all the other tugboats. But when he ends up all alone on the open ocean as a storm is rolling in, it is up to him to save a grounded ocean liner.
The book (G. P. Putnam's Sons first children's book) has been continually in print since 1939. In 2007, in honor of what would have been Gramatky's 100th birthday, Penguin Putnam publishers rescanned the original artwork, added nine original full-color sketches by the illustrator, and brought back detailed endpapers so the book has been restored to its first-edition colors and vibrancy.
Daniel Pinkwater and Scott Simon read and raved about the 2007 restored classic edition ("Hardie Gramatky never speaks down to children") on NPR's Weekend Edition in October 2007.[4]
Legacy
The story appeared in an animated segment of Walt Disney's 1948 film Melody Time; the story was sung by the Andrews Sisters, with Vic Schoen providing the background musical score. In this version, Little Toot disgraces his father Big Toot by recklessly (albeit unintentionally) causing an ocean liner - the one Big Toot was towing out to sea - to run aground and crash into skyscrapers in Manhattan. Little Toot is banished from the harbor and into the 12 mile limit as a result. In exile, Little Toot realizes that he must "grow up" - in other words, give up his careless ways - in order to earn respect from the other boats...including Big Toot, who has been stuck towing garbage scows ever since that incident with the ocean liner. Then Little Toot gets his chance: another ocean liner gets stuck on 2 rocks, beyond the 12-mile limit; since Big Toot and the police boats are bottled up in the harbor by a storm, Little Toot must single-handedly rescue the grounded ocean liner...which he does. And incidentally it made Big Toot very proud of him too. This version was also adapted into comic strip form in two issues of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in September and October 1948.[5]
When Capitol Records produced a record with the Disney Little Toot song, it was the first children's record to hit the 1,000,000 sales mark on Billboard, according to then-president Alan Livingston.
An animated adaptation of Little Toot and the Loch Ness Monster was featured in Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories with Rick Moranis as its narrator.
There was also another movie based on Little Toot called The New Adventures of Little Toot. It featured Samuel Vincent as the voice of the title character and was released on home video in 1992 by Strand Home Video.
Little Toot and the Loch Ness Monster (1989, completed posthumously by Gramatky's wife and daughter)[7]
References
^"Little Toot". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
^ ab"de Grummond Collection: Hardie Gramatky Papers". lib.usm.edu. University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
^ abShirley Horner (November 26, 1989). "About Books". New York Times. p. 12. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
^Daniel Pinkwater; Scott Simon (October 26, 2007). "A Children's Classic 'Toots' Back to Bookshelves". Children's Literature with Daniel Pinkwater. National Public Radio. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
^"Michael Sporn Animation – Splog » Eisenberg's Little Toot".
^"Little Toot on the Grand Canal". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2019. Routine tourism and rootin', tootin' cartoonin'.
^"Little Toot and the Loch Ness Monster". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. October 1, 1989. Retrieved November 10, 2019. The text flows smoothly; the three-way collaboration will not disappoint fans of the earlier Little Toot stories.
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Library holdings of Little Toot
March 04, 2023
little, toot, 1939, children, picture, book, written, illustrated, hardie, gramatky, features, small, young, tugboat, york, harbor, does, want, instead, would, rather, play, making, figure, eights, harbor, thus, being, nuisance, other, tugboats, when, ends, al. Little Toot is a 1939 children s picture book written and illustrated by Hardie Gramatky It features Little Toot a small young tugboat in New York Harbor who does not want to tug Instead he would rather play making figure eights in the harbor and thus being a nuisance to all the other tugboats But when he ends up all alone on the open ocean as a storm is rolling in it is up to him to save a grounded ocean liner Little TootAuthorHardie GramatkyIllustratorHardie GramatkyCover artistHardie GramatkyCountryUSALanguageEnglishGenrePicture bookPublished1939PublisherG P Putnam s SonsMedia typePrint hardback Pages93 unpaginated OCLC180329 Contents 1 Publication history 2 Reception 3 Legacy 4 Little Toot series titles 5 References 6 External linksPublication history Edit1939 USA G P Putnam s Sons OCLC 180329 93 unpaginated pages 2007 USA G P Putnam s Sons ISBN 9780399247132 86 unpaginated pages The book G P Putnam s Sons first children s book has been continually in print since 1939 In 2007 in honor of what would have been Gramatky s 100th birthday Penguin Putnam publishers rescanned the original artwork added nine original full color sketches by the illustrator and brought back detailed endpapers so the book has been restored to its first edition colors and vibrancy Reception EditKirkus Reviews gave Little Toot a starred review 1 it won the 1969 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award 2 3 and is a Library of Congress classic in children s literature 2 3 Daniel Pinkwater and Scott Simon read and raved about the 2007 restored classic edition Hardie Gramatky never speaks down to children on NPR s Weekend Edition in October 2007 4 Legacy EditThe story appeared in an animated segment of Walt Disney s 1948 film Melody Time the story was sung by the Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen providing the background musical score In this version Little Toot disgraces his father Big Toot by recklessly albeit unintentionally causing an ocean liner the one Big Toot was towing out to sea to run aground and crash into skyscrapers in Manhattan Little Toot is banished from the harbor and into the 12 mile limit as a result In exile Little Toot realizes that he must grow up in other words give up his careless ways in order to earn respect from the other boats including Big Toot who has been stuck towing garbage scows ever since that incident with the ocean liner Then Little Toot gets his chance another ocean liner gets stuck on 2 rocks beyond the 12 mile limit since Big Toot and the police boats are bottled up in the harbor by a storm Little Toot must single handedly rescue the grounded ocean liner which he does And incidentally it made Big Toot very proud of him too This version was also adapted into comic strip form in two issues of Walt Disney s Comics and Stories in September and October 1948 5 When Capitol Records produced a record with the Disney Little Toot song it was the first children s record to hit the 1 000 000 sales mark on Billboard according to then president Alan Livingston An animated adaptation of Little Toot and the Loch Ness Monster was featured in Shelley Duvall s Bedtime Stories with Rick Moranis as its narrator There was also another movie based on Little Toot called The New Adventures of Little Toot It featured Samuel Vincent as the voice of the title character and was released on home video in 1992 by Strand Home Video Little Toot series titles EditLittle Toot 1939 Little Toot on the Thames 1964 Little Toot on the Grand Canal 1968 6 Little Toot on the Mississippi 1973 Little Toot Through the Golden Gate 1975 Little Toot and the Loch Ness Monster 1989 completed posthumously by Gramatky s wife and daughter 7 References Edit Little Toot Kirkus Reviews Kirkus Media LLC Retrieved November 10 2019 a b de Grummond Collection Hardie Gramatky Papers lib usm edu University of Southern Mississippi Retrieved November 10 2019 a b Shirley Horner November 26 1989 About Books New York Times p 12 Retrieved November 10 2019 Daniel Pinkwater Scott Simon October 26 2007 A Children s Classic Toots Back to Bookshelves Children s Literature with Daniel Pinkwater National Public Radio Retrieved November 10 2019 Michael Sporn Animation Splog Eisenberg s Little Toot Little Toot on the Grand Canal Kirkus Reviews Kirkus Media LLC Retrieved November 10 2019 Routine tourism and rootin tootin cartoonin Little Toot and the Loch Ness Monster Publishers Weekly PWxyz LLC October 1 1989 Retrieved November 10 2019 The text flows smoothly the three way collaboration will not disappoint fans of the earlier Little Toot stories External links EditLibrary holdings of Little Toot Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Little Toot amp oldid 1141785069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
