Eugene (Four Little Troubles)
“Whimsical . . . charmingly presented . . . a trip into this  ‘troubled’ world is a joy.” Publishers Weekly“Each story conveys that sense of kindness and good humor which are as  characteristic of Marshall as his fruit-basket colors. Eugene the  turtle goes to school for the first time and finds that his teacher is  nice; Irene the bulldog puppy is a hit as a toadstool in the school  play; Snake, the butt of jokes because he is ‘different,’ becomes a  hero; and Hortense, who worries because people are talking about her,  finds that they are planning her birthday party.” School Library Journal