The Adventures of Tooki: The Secret of the Stones is about creatures called Tufties, small furry and yellow, who live in a stone circle in the summer months. They live in a place called Orb. It starts snowing early, so they have to pack up all their panginis (a type of fruit) into the centre mound in the middle of the stone circle.

While stored in this place, the Tufties think the panginis turn into usks, which are another type of food.

Then the Tufties leave for their winter home, and Tooki falls down a chasm. All the others think he has died, but he manages to swim out and tries to get back to the stone circle, but he falls asleep and a Shuffley, called Oboe, a different creature helps him get to the circle. Then they head off to find the other Tufties.

Tooki and Oboe have wonderful adventures trying to get there, like using their tent as a parachute to get safely down the waterfall. When they meet up with the other Tufties, they are all happy that he is alive.

The story revolves around the misunderstanding about whether the stones are magical or not. The Tufties and the Shuffleys both bring food to the stones at different times of the year, not realising that each one is doing this. Even though they realise that the stones are not magical, they respect them for being something which protects them.

The pictures really brought the story alive, and the creatures are beautifully drawn.

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