I love this series and am every so thankful that kids do, too. I really want to be neighbors to Mr. Putter and Mrs. Teaberry. ( )

Mr. Putter and his fine old cat, Tabby, live in an old house with an old porch and lots of old contents inside. They don't mind their old items; after all, they too are old. Mr. Putter makes soup but can't cook it on his very old stove (named Bessie) so he seeks help from a friend, Mrs. Teaberry, Mrs. Teaberry agrees, but says she will be gone and assures Mr. Putter that her dog Zeke will be "no bother"; however, Zeke, proves to be quite a challenge. ( )

"In this episode, Mr. Putter and Tabby go to Mrs. Teaberry's house to make soup because their old stove, Bessie, is on the fritz. Her dog Zeke complicates things for them, for he is determined that the guests play with him."
Novelist Reviewed October 1, 2003) (School Library Journal, vol 49, issue 10, p137