Totochie

Hello, I'm Totochie!

I love to explore. Come along into the garden, up to the clouds and out into the rain.

Free printables The book

A story and activities for ages 3 to 7.

Totochie, a small round orange character with a purple nose and curly antennae, runs through a garden with his friends: a frog doing a handstand, a wizard sitting on a daisy and a little reader riding a firefly.
Book cover: Totochie and the Fluffy Cloud by Patricia Tantow. Totochie sits on a smiling white cloud while a small angry storm cloud flashes behind him.

Totochie and the Fluffy Cloud

A picture book by Patricia Tantow

One cloudy Sunday, Totochie bounces so high on his trampoline that he lands on a fluffy white cloud. From up there he finds out where rain comes from, who loves a rainy day, and why a thunderstorm sounds scarier than it is.

  • Explains rain, thunder and lightning in simple words
  • Reassuring for children who are a little scared of storms
  • Ends with a rain song to sing together
  • 32 pages, for ages 3 to 7
Paperback on Amazon Kindle edition

Also available from Amazon Germany.

Totochie jumps out of his house toward the trampoline in the garden. Totochie rides on the smiling cloud above the hills while a rooster and a rabbit look up. Snails and frogs play in a puddle in the rain while Totochie watches from the cloud. Totochie and Fido the frog hop along the path to Totochie's house.

Free printables

Coloring pages and activities with Totochie and Fido. Print them at home or for your classroom, as often as you like.

Coloring page: Totochie standing with open arms. Color Totochie! Coloring pageDownload PDF
Coloring page: Fido the frog does a handstand in the rain next to Totochie. Fido loves the rain! Coloring pageDownload PDF
Song sheet: the words of the rain song with Totochie and Fido to color. The Rain Song Sing along and colorDownload PDF
Maze: help Totochie get home before the storm. Get home before the storm MazeDownload PDF
Worksheet: pick today's weather and draw the sky. Totochie's Weather Watch Daily weather sheetDownload PDF

Free for families and classrooms. Please do not sell them or post the files elsewhere. What is on each sheet, and ideas for using them.

Meet Totochie and Fido

Totochie

Small, orange and endlessly curious. He is a little clumsy and runs into trouble easily, but he is kind to everyone and everything around him.

Totochie standing with open arms.

Fido

Fido is a frog. He lives in the small pond next to Totochie's house, and nothing makes him happier than rain.

Fido the frog doing a handstand.
A small purple character with curly hair reading a book next to a pile of books. Two grown-up characters, one orange with a moustache and bow tie, one pink with red hair. A green wizard with a tall hat, a long purple beard and a wand. The little reader riding on a firefly.

And this is the rest of the gang.

For grown-ups

Totochie began as a family project: a character made by parents for their own children, to make the natural world a little more wondrous. The first book, written by Patricia Tantow, came out in 2017.

This page is for parents and teachers. It collects no personal information and shows no ads.

Totochie floating down under a big green leaf.