Series: Rootie Kazootie x4 ebooks

A Collection of 4 "Rootie Kazootie" vintage books featuring Rootie, a cute little puppet boy with his own TV show on NBC that ran for 4 years in the early 50's.

Scanned books from 1953-1955 include: Rootie Kazootie Detective, Rootie Kazootie, Baseball Star, Rootie Kazootie Joins the Circus, and Rootie Kazootie and the Pineapple Pies


AI Overview -
Rootie Kazootie is a main character in the Rootie Kazootie Club children's television program. He is a boy genius and a baseball player, often depicted in a pinstripe baseball uniform and a distinctive baseball cap. Rootie and his friends, including Polka Dottie, Little Nipper/Gala Poochie Pup, and Big Todd, go on various adventures, often stopping Poison Zoomack/Zanzibou from stealing his magical kazoo.


Rootie Kazootie Detective

Summary: Rootie Kazootie, a boy "keen on sports," investigates various mysteries, often while playing his magic kazoo.
From Publisher: "The Rootie Kazootie television show is seen by an audience of millions it has won four awards and been cited by TV Guide as the outstanding children's show of the year."

Rootie Kazootie Detective | Little Golden Book #150
by Steve Carlin (Author), Mel Crawford (Illustrator)
Publisher : Simon and Schuster, NY.
Hardcover – January 1, 1954
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Rootie Kazootie, Baseball Star

From Publisher: Rootie Kazootie's millions of television friends will be happy to welcome his second Little Golden Book appear-ance-this time as the star pitcher of the Yankapups.

Rootie Kazootie, Baseball Star | Little Golden Book #190
by Steve Carlin (Author), Mel Crawford (Illustrator)
Publisher : Simon and Schuster, NY.
Hardcover – January 1, 1954
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Rootie Kazootie Joins the Circus

From Publisher: Rootie Kazootie and his television friends wanted to go to the circus but had no money for tickets. In this third Rootie Kazootie Little Golden Book they work out their problem in an amusing and unexpected way.

Rootie Kazootie Joins the Circus | Little Golden Book #226
by Steve Carlin (Author), Mel Crawford (Illustrator)
Publisher : Simon and Schuster, NY.
Hardcover – January 1, 1955
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BONUS: Rootie Kazootie And The Pineapple Pies

"This silly little story is a great memory of days gone by."
Synopsis: Adventures of a boy named Rootie Kazootie and his dog Gala-Poochie when they smell the wonderful aroma coming from Polka Dottie's kitchen window when she bakes some pineapple pies.

Rootie Kazootie And The Pineapple Pies | 1953 Authorized Edition | Tell-A-Tale Books
by John Barrow (Author), Mel Crawford (Illustrator)
Publisher : Whitman Publishing Company
Hardcover – January 1, 1953
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** Watch the Rootie Kazootie Club **
The complete collection of Rootie Kazootie episodes held by the Indiana University Moving Image Archive.

** Rootie Kazootie Characters


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