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''Sweet Pickles'' is a series of 40 children's books by Ruth Lerner Perle, Jacquelyn Reinach, and Richard Hefter and published by Holt, Rinehart & Winston, having sold over 50 million copies.〔Weisman, Jon (), "Variety", May 2, 2011, accessed June 17, 2011〕 The books are set in the fictional town of Sweet Pickles and are about anthropomorphic animals with different personalities and behavior. There are 26 animals—one for each letter of the alphabet. The books were published in 1977 and went out of print in the mid-1990s. The authors also created Stickybear and the Strawberry Library. The series' name is a pun; in each book, the main character gets into a "pickle" (a difficult situation) because of an all-too human personality trait. The front endpapers of the books portrayed the 26 characters, and the back endpapers portrayed a map of the town. The books were advertised with television commercials and a catchy jingle. There also existed a similar series, ''The Alphapets'', on which Ruth Lerner Perle collaborated in the early 1990s. Some speculate that the reason the series was retired was because despite that it was an alphabet series with one book for each letter of the alphabet, the books did not ''teach'' the alphabet like the alphabet series of today which feature words throughout the story beginning with the respective letter. The ''Sweet Pickles'' books were read in various episodes of the CBS television series ''Captain Kangaroo''. In 2012, the brand celebrated its 35th anniversary and the books are being re-released as digitally enhanced E-Books. Sound effects, narration and character voices performed by voice actors have been added to the books. The first 26 Books (A-Z) have been available at all major E-Retailers as of Summer 2012. The E-Books were developed by Bento Box Interactive. Bento Box Interactive is a spin-off company of Bento Box Entertainment. 〔http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/11/4553680/classic-sweet-pickles-books-now.html〕〔http://technorati.com/entertainment/article/welcome-back-to-the-town-of/〕 ==Characters== These people living in the town of Sweet Pickles are 26 animals, with their names beginning with each letter of the alphabet. *''Accusing Alligator'' Gender: Female Manager of the Tower Apartments. Always blaming everyone for things. *''Bashful Bear'' Gender: Male Quiet and shy *''Clever Camel'' Gender: Female Owns the town's Fix-It shop. She is known for being able to fix anything. *''Doubtful Dog'' Gender: Male Doubts anything and everything, including himself. *''Enormous Elephant'' Gender: Female Owner of the town's supermarket. Tends to overeat. *''Fearless Fish'' Gender: Female She is a town daredevil, known for her motorcycle and her special helmet. *''Goof-off Goose'' Gender: Female Always putting off her chores for later. *''Healthy Hippo'' Gender: Male The town's physician, known for his health tips. *''Imitating Iguana'' Gender: Female She always tries to imitate everyone else. *''Jealous Jackal'' Gender: Male Is always wanting everything that everyone else has. *''Kidding Kangaroo'' Gender: Male The town's practical joker, tends to annoy everyone with his joking. *''Loving Lion'' Gender: Male Loves everyone in town, or tries to. *''Moody Moose'' Gender: Male Very emotional, smiling one minute, crying the next. *''Nasty Nightingale'' Gender: Female Always doing nasty or hurtful things to everyone in town. *''Outraged Octopus'' Gender: Female Very outspoken, and not afraid to put a stop to bad things in town. *''Positive Pig'' Gender: Female Always believes that no matter what happens, it's all for the best. *''Questioning Quail'' Gender: Female She is very indecisive, and is never able to make up her mind. *''Responsible Rabbit'' Gender: Male The town's banker, who never seems to deviate from his constantly busy schedule. *''Smarty Stork'' Gender: Male The town's postmaster who seems to have an answer to every question. *''Temper Tantrum Turtle'' Gender: Female Throws a tantrum when she doesn't get her own way. *''Unique Unicorn'' Gender: Female The oldest citizen in town who is not too old for having fun. Her often used catch-phrase is "Things aren't what they used to be." *''Vain Vulture'' Gender: Male Always looking at his reflection and thinks he's good looking. *''Worried Walrus'' Gender: Male Worries about absolutely everything, no matter how innocuous. *''X-Rating Xerus'' Gender: Female She writes signs and doesn't allow anything. She has a stamp in one hand, and a pencil in the other.〔Xerus is a genus of African ground squirrel, often used to supply an animal beginning with "X".〕 *''Yakety Yak'' Gender: Male The town's taxi driver who is always chattering and talking. *''Zany Zebra'' Gender: Male Known for his unorthodox behavior, and isn't afraid to be different. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sweet Pickles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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